Questions tagged [trolley-problem]
This is for questions about the legal implications of the [trolley problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem) and its variants. In these problems a hypothetical person is put in the position of doing nothing, which nwill result in several people being killed,or taking positive action, which will result in a smaller number of people being killed or perhaps put at risk.
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legality of the trolley problem [duplicate]
There's this hypothetical scenario (sometimes referred to as the trolley problem) that people refer to as an ethical conundrum. It goes something like:
There's a train heading down the track where it ...
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Is it legal to intentionally cause a probably non-fatal accident to prevent a likely fatal accident?
(sorry about the really bad drawing)
Two cars, A and B, are at an intersection. A is stopped at a stop sign; B is moving and does not have a stop sign. Across the intersection from B, there is a ...
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What does the law say if I push the fat man off the bridge in a trolley problem?
The original Trolley Problem is stated as:
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed ...
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What is the legal take on the trolley problem?
From the Wikipedia page on the trolley problem:
There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead,
on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The
trolley ...
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