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[–] paddirn 147 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

In that case, no, and you’re not responsible anymore. Those people working on switching out the trolley parts had every available opportunity to fully stop the trolley, more-so than you. You diverted it to save a life immediately, that crew maintaining this Trolley of Death are the real murderers.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What if the maintenance crew themselves didn't know that the trolley was going to hit the tied down person 1000 miles away?

I blame the trolley company's CEO and shareholders for allowing a random person to divert the trolley's path in the first place.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2 50 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I blame whoever tied the people down.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] havokdj -1 points 9 months ago

It was your mom.

[–] bajabound 2 points 9 months ago

Another fine example of a precision scheduled trollies.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

They were told that for every part they replaced, they were diverting another trolley down a 1000-mile track

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I detect a hidden analogy of capitalism.

[–] Arthur_Leywin 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] Metype 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well it's like my grandmother always used to say: "Capitalism is like a death trolley barrelling down 1000 miles of track towards you"

[–] Arthur_Leywin 2 points 9 months ago

Can't you just say the same thing about life in general?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Capitalism is maintained by others, and all most of us can do in our day to day lives is make sure that the people in our immediate vicinity aren't killed by it.