Sacrificing Loved Ones

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If forced to choose between the life of a loved one (or the lives of a few loved ones) and the lives of many, many strangers, where does one draw the line?

If an evil mastermind forced you (absolutely forced you) to choose between sacrificing the life of your husband or wife (or if single, the life of a parent) or the lives of 100 elementary school children, whom would you save?

My spouse (or parent)

The 100 children

(The 24, Season 3 question) If a terrorist in possession of a deadly virus capable of killing millions of people threatened to kill your wife (or husband) unless you helped him escape and carry out his plan to release the virus, what would you do?

Help him escape.

Stop him from releasing the virus at all costs, even if it means sacrificing your spouse.

You can do one of two things: (a) prevent a small bomb from killing your spouse and two children, or (b) prevent a larger bomb from killing hundreds, possibly even thousands of people (many of them children). Which do you do?

Stop the small bomb.

Stop the big bomb.

You can do one of two things: (a) prevent a small bomb from killing your spouse and two children, or (b) prevent a small nuclear bomb from being detonated in a major city, killing tens of thousands of people. Which do you do?

Save my family.

Stop the nuclear bomb.

This poll was created on 2006-04-12 12:34:08 by ptpops