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What's the law's stance on the trolley problem? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by TheBananaKing@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Would pulling the switch be a felony? Would not pulling the switch be one? Would a preservation-of-life defense hold any water?

Are there any notable cases about this?

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[–] _pete_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, I never knew China was messed up like that. The article you cite is a little old now (2011) do you know if there has been an update to it in the last few years? I would look myself but I have no idea what I would be searching for!

[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

From what I have heard, China has gotten their own version of good Samaratan laws since then however Chinese citizens aren't used to having those laws yet so things haven't really changed even with the new laws on the books.