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KISSmyOS@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The trolley problem is about innocent people. When one of those people is the reason the others are in danger because they are actively trying to kill them, the problem kind of goes away. Almost nobody says you should just let them continue murdering.

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  • KISSmyOS@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But what if the people he tied to the tracks were all murderers?

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    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you can tie someone to tracks then you have complete control over them. That’s not defensive violence against the murderers, it’s an elaborate execution. It’s not about whether their souls are clean or whatever, it’s about whether there’s an immediate need to kill them.

      My position is that the death penalty is never justifiable. The point is that this person presents a danger and for whatever reason you can’t stop them with a less permanent method.

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      • Funkytom467@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Well then who said the guy tying people to the tracks could not be just stopped and put to jail.

        No need for any violence here, i doubt this guy is really dangerous, he’s just a crazy philosophy nerd.

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