Can you actually be certain your understanding of the circumstance is correct? In any analogous real world scenario, the idea that your involvement or non-involvement has no actual effect on how much harm is done is going to be a lot more subject to error.
Even as drawn, pulling the lever might slow or even derail the trolley.
Hmmm… the original trolley problem but, contrary to your expectations, pulling the lever causes multi-track drifting that kills everyone. Are you responsible for all of the deaths, or only some?
Can you actually be certain your understanding of the circumstance is correct? In any analogous real world scenario, the idea that your involvement or non-involvement has no actual effect on how much harm is done is going to be a lot more subject to error.
Even as drawn, pulling the lever might slow or even derail the trolley.
Hmmm… the original trolley problem but, contrary to your expectations, pulling the lever causes multi-track drifting that kills everyone. Are you responsible for all of the deaths, or only some?
If you boycott Walmart, the suffering continues. The only way to end the suffering is to build a movement large enough to dismantle the rails.
If you boycott a local conservative business, the business will feel it, and the suffering may end (for a few people).