In the simple "1 person versus 5 people" scenario, I'd almost certainly NOT pull the lever to save five and kill one. The reason is simple: if I pull the lever

In the simple "1 person versus 5 people" scenario, I'd almost certainly NOT pull the lever to save five and kill one. The reason is simple: if I pull the lever, the family of the dead person could likely sue me, which could be devastating for my own family even if I win the case. I'd probably be harmed in all kinds of other ways for taking the action. In addition, my taking an action like this would help deflect blame from the true guilty party - the one who set the experiment up in the first place. Allowing the guilty to avoid punishment doesn't seem especially moral either. As for the more interesting case where some of my loved ones were on both sides of the track, I'd simply have to choose randomly, and make that clear to everyone involved.