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Old 01-03-2010, 16:01   #18
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Re: what would you do?

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This interesting question was asked to uni students, but i wanna see wot ur answer is...
ur a german concentration camp guard. u understand that wot ur doin is wrong and feel bad about it. Therefore u help 10 prisoners escape, these include men, women and children. u managed to pass all but one other guard. once u've pass the final guard u and the prisoners are free. however, before u pass the final guard a baby prisoner starts crying. so ur choices are either let the baby cry and u all get caught and shot or kill the baby, succesfully pass the final guard and u plus 9 prisoners are free.
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As for the uni, course or my english thats irrelevant

Maybe the reason you do not get any answers, is down to the simple fact you have a problem with the English (see the capital letter there!!!) language.

If you wish to be taken seriously, I suggest you learn English. I never went to University, just as well really.

If you want a answer watch Sophie's Choice, or Star Trek II the Wrath of Kahn. Both are going to give you a answer.
So logic dictates that you should smother the baby. Is that what you wanted to hear?
It may be hypothetical, but, I and many other Professionals live with the prospect of this choice every day, maybe it would have been better for the question to be modernised this way:

You are a First Officer of a Large passenger jet aircraft. You have 189 Passengers and 4 Cabin Crew on board. A terrorist is holding a gun to the head of a member of your cabin crew, demanding you let him into the flight deck. If you refuse he will kill them, then start on the passengers. Now you have a CCTV in the cabin, you can switch it off, so you won't see the resulting carnage. The question is this, do you open the door and allow the aircraft to be used as a ballistic weapon? or do you get it on the ground?

I would get it on the ground, probably never fly again and see a shrink for the rest of my life while trying not to become a alcoholic.
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