Saboteur Case Study

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Question 5) In the scenario from above of the saboteur, many people think that it is acceptable to kill the saboteur because he did something wrong; however, the utilitarian cannot directly address individual motives or responsibility. Are individual responsibility and motives important to morality?

conclusion: In the case of the fat man who tampered with the brakes and got five people killed should have been thrown in front of the train. Also, he had indeed planted a bomb in a city he should be toucherd till he gave up the locating and if he doesn't, he should be killed after the bomb goes off.

premise: individuals responsibilities and motives are important to morality.

Support: Responsibility, meaning having control over something or

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