In a vacuum, yes. But knowingly taking an action that condemns someone should destroy you; even if it saved others, knowing that someone died partly due to your actions should make your stomach churn whenever you think of it. Your part in this election and the results thereof should keep you up at night - it definitely will for me.
This is why I never got the trolley problem. It seems so obvious that you’re making a choice either way, and less deaths is better.
In a vacuum, yes. But knowingly taking an action that condemns someone should destroy you; even if it saved others, knowing that someone died partly due to your actions should make your stomach churn whenever you think of it. Your part in this election and the results thereof should keep you up at night - it definitely will for me.