Tonight's top news story: 40 year-old Desmond Mukatana is accused of murdering 24 year-old Jeggy Leggins, a recent graduate of the University of Rasma. Desmond alleges that he switched the route of an approaching train to prevent it from running into five people, and that Ms. Leggin’s sacrifice was necessary for the greater good of humanity. Testifying today are the five witnesses who all claim to have woken up tied to the tracks, with no memory of how they got there in the first place. Will the jury reach a verdict, or will this case go in ad infinitum? Only time will tell...
Welcome to The Trolley Problem 3
An ethical survey about moral philosophy!
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