Reference no: EM132841322

You are in a remote mountain village. A group of terrorists has lined up 20 people from the village; they plan on shooting them for collaborating with the enemy. Since you are not from the village, you will not be killed. Taking advantage of your position, you plead with the terrorists not to carry out their plan. Finally, you convince the leader that it is not necessary to kill all 20. He takes a gun, empties it of all its bullets except one, and then hands it to you. He has decided to kill only one villager to set an example to the rest. As an honored guest and outsider, you will decide who will be killed, and you will carry out the deed. The terrorists conclude with a warning; if you refuse to kill the villager, then they will revert back to the original plan of killing all 20. And if you try any funny business, they will kill the 20 villagers and then kill you.

What should you do?

Your Options:

-Take the gun, select a villager, and kill him or her.

-Refuse the terrorists' offer and walk away from the situation.Summarize the situation.

• Identify and state the ethical dilemma (s).
• Incorporate a study of the four ethical perspectives.
• Conclude your moral reasoning using the two-step practical approach.
• Recommend a well-reasoned course of action.
• Provide reasoning and speculate on result.