Ethics, Tuesday, April 21, 2015

[sith_happened]

If you thought a little thing like weeks of unrelenting trauma was going to stop your final exam, you didn't know Anakin very well. He at least look vaguely sorry about it between texts on his comlink (that was only half to avoid talking to Obi-Wan).

Smooth, Anakin. Very smooth.

It was Obi-Wan who cleared his throat and began speaking after the exams had been distributed. "It is traditional for this class to end in a written exam," he said. "No choice listed on these sheets is wrong--" though he and Anakin might disagree about which ones were least wrong, ahem, "--as we are primarily interested in your reasoning. Please be thorough."

"And legible," Anakin added. He coughed. "And if anyone feels the need to talk about this weekend, or last, for that matter, we're around after class."

Comments

Question 3

[sith_happened]

As a "special honor", the authorities who have captured you and your children will let you choose one of them not to die immediately. You will never see the other one again, as the two of you remaining will be sent to languish in the spice mines of Kessel, which are not known for their low mortality rates. Do you choose your older son or your younger daughter? And how do you deal with the guilt?

a) You choose to let your son live. He's older and might survive the intense labor in the spice mines.
b) You choose to let your daughter live. She's younger--perhaps one of the other prisoners will take pity on her and assist her.
c. There is no c in this question.

Re: Question 3

[thegreywaren.livejournal.com]

A.

And I'd probably drink a lot.

Re: Question 3

[not_a_moonie]

I would refuse to choose and let them kill me instead.

I don't care if that's not a choice.

Re: Question 3

[spin_kick_snap]

A. Because relying on the kindness of strangers is never a guarantee. Of course, that's assuming they still offer this deal after I take out whoever has the gall to suggest it to me and try to escape with me kids

Re: Question 3

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

I seal those authorities in a solid block of ice for even thinking they could harm my--

A. And I imagine dealing with the guilt won't be terribly relevant while I'm doing all of that spice mine languishing. I'm no good at dealing with guilt, anyway.

Re: Question 3

[sarcastic-vamp.livejournal.com]

(C) Tell them to take both the kids, then escape when you don't have the extra baggage to weigh you down.