The Guilty Person

A runaway trolley is heading toward five innocent civilians. You can redirect the runaway trolley toward one person who was recently convicted of murder.

• 62% chose: Redirect the runaway trolley (3047 people)
• 38% chose: Do nothing (1855 people)

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