Quote Originally Posted by hamishspence View Post
They're in danger by being on tracks in the first place.

Switching a track, is "minimising damages".
I'm saying that for the airplane one, minimizing damages is the only thing you are doing. There is no downside, there is no consequence. With the trolley, when you minimize damages there is a consequence of killing one innocent bystander. That innocent bystander's blood is on the hands of the person who decided to pull the switch... even though they saved the lives of the others.