Moral Stories

Story 38

You are the bus driver of a kindergarten trip to the zoo. On the way, faulty tires cause the bus to plunge off a bridge and into a roaring river. You and three of the children are still in the sinking bus. The rest has already been swept away by the river. You grab the two children next to you and begin to swim towards the exit, but bulky seats are blocking it.

Question

Do you free the exit putting the seats in the corridor, which will trap the third child, so you and the other two children can reach the surface?

Majority Answer: Yes

Answer distribution over 25 people:

P(Yes): 0.64 P(No): 0.36

Is Ambiguous: False

Factor

These are the factors and their attributes present in this story.

Beneficiary: Self-beneficial

Causal Role: Side Effect

Evitability: Inevitable

Personal Force: Impersonal