The investigation included the case of a Kentucky man who was brought to the operating table for organ recovery despite thrashing, crying and shaking his head.
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And this is why when faced with the trolley problem, I would not flip the switch.
Yeah, but if you went to flip-the-switch school for a quarter of your life, passed the flip-the-switch boards, adhere to (or in this case, only ‘be aware of’) a flip-the-switch ethics committee, and practice alongside dozens of flip-the-switch support staff, it’s a bit of a different scenario.
Doing all that and still flipping the switch inappropriately is NOT some split second decision making dilemma, it’s legit malice.