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The Trolly Problem
I have confirmed with a lawyer that the most legally safe course of action would be to do nothing other than watch those poor bastards die.

How messed up is that?
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Day 1 5 Sep @ 10:37pm 
Just vote better next time, and maybe a politician will ban trolly problems.
Oh oh o!!

I know a ton of jobs that are just like that.

One was one of mine- as a trainer.

There can be all kinds of things that you know- and you better be very careful about what you say or not.

There are reasons why you had better be licensed and insured and then don't say or do anything stupid to risk them.

I never had a client get into distress- but a common example is if there is a hint of that- you stop the work out and call them an ambulance.

They can decline it. But heaven help the trainer who failed to take these steps anyways. Imagine if they kept the workout going and something truly went wrong- such as a heart attack.

It sucks that people have to think this defensively. It's the only way though.
It's not my trolley problem.
One profession that yes, I know/knew a ton of(but never worked as) are realtors.

And they spend night and day deferring. Defer defer defer.

The best ones say very little. When asked questions about anything that they are not licensed in the whole name of the game is to say "I may know someone qualified to tell you what you need."

Even if they know the answer. No. If you don't hold a professional license for that, then don't touch it!
skOsH♥ 5 Sep @ 11:11pm 
Once you touch the lever you're technically involved in the outcome, and that would be bad, legally speaking

If i randomly came across it and didn't know anyone i would pretend the lever is broken and apologize

Then its kind of like schrödinger's cat...however the tracks were aligned with the lever mechanism to begin with was how it was going to happen
Goldias 5 Sep @ 11:14pm 
He's right.
Other than legal view, even from moral view I still won't touch that lever.
in many places *not* touching the lever could result in persecution.

Doing nothing isn't always "legal"
There's always another trolly.
There's always another problem.

Will the circle be unbroken?
Originally posted by -OrLoK- Слава Україн:
in many places *not* touching the lever could result in persecution.

Doing nothing isn't always "legal"

Yeah some countries have a 'duty to rescue', but wonder how that'll play out when you have to kill 1 person who would have been fine should you have not 'volunteered' them.
Legally speaking you’ll be held responsible for that one persons death. But at the same time legality doesn’t necessarily mean morality.

On a serious note the trolly problem really blows up my brain.
Day 1 6 Sep @ 2:48am 
Originally posted by Bind0fGod:
There's always another trolly.
There's always another problem.

Will the circle be unbroken?
The solution is simply to ban assault trollies. No one should be allowed to own a trolly capable of running over more than five people at once.
Originally posted by 1 Day 🤣:
Originally posted by Bind0fGod:
There's always another trolly.
There's always another problem.

Will the circle be unbroken?
The solution is simply to ban assault trollies. No one should be allowed to own a trolly capable of running over more than five people at once.
The solution will become the problem for the next trolly attendant.
Day 1 6 Sep @ 2:53am 
Originally posted by Bind0fGod:
Originally posted by 1 Day 🤣:
The solution is simply to ban assault trollies. No one should be allowed to own a trolly capable of running over more than five people at once.
The solution will become the problem for the next trolly attendant.
Yes but with the ban on the books, morally speaking our politicians will be absolved of further responsibility in the matter, and isn't that what is most important?
Which YouTube lawyer was it? Cause I also confirmed it.
kbiz 6 Sep @ 7:11am 
You talking about the narco terrorists carrying the cargo of death?
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