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Imagine being at a railyard at the time of a crash and being seen throwing a switch in front of a moving train. There’s no real-world case where that person is
by eurasiantiger 4y ago
Imagine being at a railyard at the time of a crash and being seen throwing a switch in front of a moving train.
There’s no real-world case where that person is not considered responsible.
Not to mention that trains really cannot go over switches at speed. A runaway trolley would probably derail at the switch if it was set on the side track.
- Aeolun 4y agoI think it’s reasonable to assume the trolley goes fast enough to do the deed, but not fast enough it couldn’t round the bend.
- _nalply 4y agoIf you assume you make an ass out of you and me.
- littlestymaar 4y agoThat's clearly a reasonable assumption, since a trolley will kill people underneath at any speed, no matter how low (the slower, the more horrible the death will be though…)
- eurasiantiger 4y agoI posit there is a small positive non-lethal speed. Where are the MythBusters… :)
- Ensorceled 4y ago> Not to mention that trains really cannot go over switches at speed. As someone who used to work on the railway (Maintenance of Way Workers Unite!!); in real life ... I'd throw the switch hoping to derail the train!
- mcv 4y agoExactly. In real life, I'd try to derail the train, and then call the police so they can figure out who tied these people to the track. The problem is a very artificial situation, and therefore hard to apply to real world ethics.