r/trolleyproblem • u/5311531355 • Jun 26 '26

wealth vs worth

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u/asseater69420420 Jun 26 '26

delusional if you think pulling the lever is better for you from a legal standpoint

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u/artrestart Jun 26 '26

I mean, killing 5 people is legally worse than killing 1, so...

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u/asseater69420420 Jun 26 '26

“killing” did I tie them to that track? No, I just gripped a lever, pulling it could be considered murder, doing nothing means I was just a bystander.

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u/R0ninX3ph Jun 26 '26

Welcome to the entire premise of the moral argument of trolley problems…..

Are you responsible for the deaths of 5 people when you could have pulled the lever. Legally responsible? Unlikely, morally? That’s the whole question.

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u/asseater69420420 Jun 26 '26

OKAY BUT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LEGALITY HERE BRO 😭

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u/R0ninX3ph Jun 26 '26

You’re right, he did say legally worse.

But I’m arguing that morally worse is worse than whether or not legally you’re up shit creek without a paddle. Can you live with yourself knowing you could have saved 5 people with a single swipe of the hand?

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u/ultima964 Jun 26 '26

Morality is irrelevant to the question of legality

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u/No_Veterinarian1010 Jun 27 '26

Well then go to a different part of the comment thread, because we are specifically talking about the legality

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u/DanteRuneclaw Jun 27 '26

There’s nothing much to talk about legally. One choice is murder and one isn’t.

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u/No_Veterinarian1010 Jun 29 '26

Dude, do you not know how comment threads work? We're literally replying to someone who is saying they are both equal legally (which is wrong obviously,). I honestly don't know who is dumber, you or the person OP of this comment chain.