Morally Probably not, logically totally yes. If the sole determining factor was the life of your child v the life of everyone in that room, including the child. Not some dicey they might find you if the kid stops crying anyway.
The good of the many outweigh the good of the few, especially in a situation where both outcomes are the same for the unlucky few.
I.e the world will explode and everyone will die if you don't kill yourself. Either way you die so you only have one option.
It was like the end of the movie Unthinkable
They decide not to torture the terrorists children in front of him, to get information about a fourth bomb. They were morally opposed to hurting two kids in the face of becoming morally wrong thus taking a morally correct high road while the nuke went off killing thousands. Including throngs more innocent children
The good of the many outweigh the good of the few, especially in a situation where both outcomes are the same for the unlucky few.
I.e the world will explode and everyone will die if you don't kill yourself. Either way you die so you only have one option.
It was like the end of the movie Unthinkable
They decide not to torture the terrorists children in front of him, to get information about a fourth bomb. They were morally opposed to hurting two kids in the face of becoming morally wrong thus taking a morally correct high road while the nuke went off killing thousands. Including throngs more innocent children