A variation to the trolley problem

[partinobodycular]

In a post in another thread I posited the following modification to the trolley problem:

What if we alter the trolley problem just a bit, and instead of heading for the five, the trolley is now heading for the one. However, it's the one who has access to the lever. Are they morally justified to pull the lever and kill the five?

How many are they morally justified in killing?

 

[durangodawood]

In a post in another thread I posited the following modification to the trolley problem:

What if we alter the trolley problem just a bit, and instead of heading for the five, the trolley is now heading for the one. However, it's the one who has access to the lever. Are they morally justified to pull the lever and kill the five?

How many are they morally justified in killing?

No one wants to touch this one. Its the third-rail of trolley problems.