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WebsterMark Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13885 Gender:	The Trolley Problem 01/29/25 at 03:31:55 A fascinating article below in the link. I wonder if the way people address “the trolley problem” correlates to their view on the deporting violent criminal illegal aliens vs illegal aliens guilty of only being in the country illegally. https://psyche.co/ideas/what-a-real-life-trolley-problem-reveals-about-morality
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Re: The Trolley Problem
Reply #1 - 01/29/25 at 05:45:43

Today, MOST of people encountering,

"...You enter a quiet laboratory room. Three people sit silently on chairs, electrodes attached to their wrists. An experimenter turns to you and explains the situation: two of these volunteers will receive a painful electric shock, while a third volunteer will be spared. That is, unless you choose to redirect the electricity to the third person instead. The choice is yours: act to ensure only one person receives the shock, sparing the majority, or do nothing and let two people experience the pain...."

will engage in that' experiment'.

Number of years ago,
Most of the people encountering that situation would SAY they KNOW, it is FAKE electrodes.
And a few will just walk over to the subject and rip off the electrodes.

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WebsterMark Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13885 Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #2 - 01/29/25 at 06:46:10 Not following you on that one. But the point of this is a discussion why half the people at this table see deporting criminal illegal aliens as a no-brainer, while the other half has concerns.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6845 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #3 - 01/29/25 at 08:44:29 deporting illegals is a no brainer being an illegal makes you a criminal my only concern is the innocent getting caught up in the racial profiling ICE is using
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Reply #4 - 01/29/25 at 09:57:01

Not aware of any innocents getting caught up.

What racial profiling? They’re finally getting information as to whereabouts of possible illegal aliens with criminal records. As I saw on a couple of videos, if they’re in a room or a house, for example, like all cops, do they ask for identification for others and if they find out that they’re likewise are either in the country illegally or also have criminal warrants outstanding, they’re busted.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29276 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #5 - 01/29/25 at 11:04:00 WebsterMark wrote on 01/29/25 at 09:57:01: What racial profiling? Houston,... we have a problem
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6845 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #6 - 01/29/25 at 12:20:07 [quote author=7C4E49585F4E59664A59402B0 link=1738150315/0#4 date=1738173421]Not aware of any innocents getting caught up. What racial profiling? Arizona and New Mexico Native Americans..
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WebsterMark Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13885 Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #7 - 01/29/25 at 15:02:28 Serowbot wrote on 01/29/25 at 11:04:00: WebsterMark wrote on 01/29/25 at 09:57:01: What racial profiling? Houston,... we have a problem Not a lot of 6‘4“ blonde haired, blue eyed, Swedish looking people sneaking across the border is there?
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Re: The Trolley Problem
Reply #8 - 01/29/25 at 15:11:43

The point of the article about a realistic version of the trolley problem is to be forced to face reality, not just an academic exercise.

I don’t care if a few people get question for their ID because of the way they look. I don’t care. Things have to happen to correct the ridiculousness of the last few years. If those people feel offended, and wanna blame somebody… they can blame Joe Biden and the Democrats.

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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2055 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #9 - 01/30/25 at 14:35:37 Ahh, Racial Profiling,, of Course it's Considered Morally Reprehensible.. Because it's so often right. Yeah, it's WRONG sometimes, too, but Choosing to Avoid confronting someone Because it Could be Seen as Profile is stupid.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29276 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #10 - 01/30/25 at 14:53:08 We have gone from denying racial profiling to defending racial profiling and this is progress? This makes America great again? MAGA
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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2055 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: The Trolley Problem Reply #11 - 01/30/25 at 15:53:05 Using the lessons life teaches isn't stupid.
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