Utilitarianism: Jim Doesn T Kill One Indians

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Jim is in a predicament of whether or not he should kill one Indian to save the other nineteen that are tied up against the wall. If Jim decides to kill just one Indian, it would be for the greater good, and could be the correct thing to do. If Jim doesn’t kill any Indians himself, but they all get killed because of Pedro or the captain; then morally, for Jim, it could also be the correct thing to do. Although, Jim may not like killing anyone; the other Indians would be very appreciative if he did kill just one of them. The other nineteen Indians would be safe, and only one life is lost as opposed to nineteen. This type of outlook is Utilitarianism; Jim could justify his actions, because it is for the greater good of society. By intervening Jim causes one death instead of twenty deaths, which would justify the means of killing. Not killing someone to save a mass of people is more wrong than just killing one person because of the damage that is caused. More people survive and are happy when one Indian is killed; therefore, Jim could justly kill one Indian. …show more content…

Including the Indian that Jim would have killed in the first place to save the others. If Jim refuses, Pedro might not kill all twenty of the Indians, so if Jim does kill one he could be causing more harm. But, if Pedro does kill all of the Indians he is morally at fault for doing the incorrect thing; even by killing the same Indian that Jim, himself, was about to kill. If killing that one Indian is morally okay when Jim does it, why is it not okay morally when Pedro does it? It would be okay for Jim to not kill any Indian because Pedro could end up sparing all of them, and because Pedro is only encouraging a criminal act; which should be morally wrong if Jim does it, just as well as it should be morally wrong when he does it. So, Jim should not kill the Indian and potentially let all twenty

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