Pulling the Lever in a Subway Problem
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Eleven years ago I was on the Red Line (not the
section that's a
trolley), and found myself in a variant of the
classic moral
dilemma. I
wrote about it on
Reddit at the time:
Hi! I'm the person who pulled the brake. What I saw:
The train starts pulling out of the station. Someone begins shouting
that their arm is caught in the door. I look over, see that the door
is closed somewhere between their elbow and wrist, but it's not clear
exactly where with their jacket on. People, incl
section that's a
trolley), and found myself in a variant of the
classic moral
dilemma. I
wrote about it on
Reddit at the time:
Hi! I'm the person who pulled the brake. What I saw:
The train starts pulling out of the station. Someone begins shouting
that their arm is caught in the door. I look over, see that the door
is closed somewhere between their elbow and wrist, but it's not clear
exactly where with their jacket on. People, incl
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