#1 Thought experiment - "The Trolley Problem"

[Athene]

I've risked my own health and safety on several occasions in my life, because I think taking responsibility for the well-being of those around me is one of the most important roles of a good citizen.  Not that many years ago, I confronted a Korean gangster (I'm in Korea) who was attacking a woman in a poorly-lit construction site, almost certainly saving her from a beating (I should say, more of a beating, because she was in pretty poor shape already) or worse.  I thought I was very likely going to be harmed, but he let her run around behind me and down the street with no shoes, and told me, "No peu-ro-be-lem."  I saw at least 3 or 4 people either hanging around watching curiously, or quickly walking past, and I know if I hadn't done anything, nobody else would have.

So yeah, you can golf-clap all you want, but the opportunity to help someone, or to take a moral position that lets you slink away in safety with your squeaky-clean hands theoretically blood-free, isn't really about fat men and trains.  It's about real life.

I don't "slink away in safety", bennyboy. I'm a nurse and volunteer EMT...in real life.
I've put my ass on the line more times than I can count; I'm well aware of what it takes to save a life.

So, you can get off your f*cking high horse at any moment.
Thanks.