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minus-squareJohannolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 hours agoMorally speaking people could argue that torturing immortal people is worse. However legally speaking to you don’t kill them and therefore the immortals are preferred.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoNo murder charge, just infinite attempted murder charges
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 minutes agoThough I do wonder whether a sufficiently good lawyer could argue that it’s not attempted murder if you knew they were immortal
minus-squareJohannolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoThat would mean you did it on purpose. But you didn’t power the trolley. You “accidentally” flipped the switch… And left. Since you can’t do more.
Morally speaking people could argue that torturing immortal people is worse.
However legally speaking to you don’t kill them and therefore the immortals are preferred.
No murder charge, just infinite attempted murder charges
Though I do wonder whether a sufficiently good lawyer could argue that it’s not attempted murder if you knew they were immortal
That would mean you did it on purpose. But you didn’t power the trolley. You “accidentally” flipped the switch… And left. Since you can’t do more.