Poll: So, would you press it?

[Oolinthu]

As tempted as I'd be to press it, I probably wouldn't. Why would anyone give away a million dollars to some random jerkoff on the street just for pushing a button to kill someone else? Why not keep the money and push the button to your heart's content?

Obviously there's some sort of test going on. There are pretty much three possibilities if you think about it. Either you're dealing with some incredibly wealthy individual with a bunch of hitmen on retainer, or you're dealing with some supernatural being e.g. God/Satan/aliens/etc, or the man in the suit is lying to you.

The third scenario is obviously the most likely, but all of them suggest that whoever the man in the suit is, he's either testing you or has something he wants to prove about human nature. Either way, there's almost certainly some punishment in store for pushing the button.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

6.5 billion people in the world and a random one dies? Considering that there are plenty of people who are living horrible lives (Survivors of War,the Extremely mentally unstable,the poor in unstable or 3rd world countries.) I would see it more as Mercy killing. I honestly don't see why I wouldn't besides the rare chance that someone in relation to someone I know dies.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

No... but if it was a million dollars for everyone and everything burning and dying, I would press it in a heart beat... and I am being complete serious...

 

[dubious_wolf]

im suspicious of anyone who's willing to hand over 1 million bucks... but i can't decide... with my luck the bills would be counterfeit and the secret service would come and throw me in the slammer.

 

[Gladion]

It's incredible how many people would press the button, saying "meh, it's just one life, and it doesn't affect me personally, who cares". It's just money in return, so who fucking cares. None of you are in a position in which this money is that essential to your own life (otherwise you wouldn't be sitting in front of a computer with an internet connection, on a gaming forum - a fact that also almost guarantees that you have a few video/computer games).
For all you know, the person dying could be the 6-year old friend of your daughter (who happens to be a future Nobel Prize winner for having found a way to cure lung cancer), a mother of four, who leaves 3 orphans in this world or a politician who prevents a nuclear war.

But it's really interesting to see how people would calm themselves saying "it was probably just a drug addict with a miserable life who wanted to die anyways". All that for (not even a whole lot of) money. ;D Greatness.

Three men are about to be executed. One man claims innocence. The second claims he was justified. The third admits the deed, boasts of the deed, and unremorsefully swears to do it again if it given a chance.

You have an official pardon that will save one of the men at random. You can't keep it, and you must use it now or never. Will you use it to save one of the random men?

The question begs the answer "I'm saving the third man" and I would also give that answer. Here's why:

The only fact you know is that three men are going to be executed, you don't know what they did. Judging from their statements, I'd say they aren't (all) criminals. A criminal, knowing he can be saved, would show remorse, trying to save his ass.
A state that decides to execute people with these different kinds of 'opinions' ("I didn't do it" - "I had the right to do it" - "I'd do it anytime"), doesn't come off to me as a very good one. The third person might have just... I don't know, as a journalist having reported badly on Russian politicians or something.
Someone this honest and confident about what he did, adhering to the deed to the very end deserves to be saved.

 

[clericwithnolife31]

just let me do it with a gloved hand, so I can't be traced. If I press it and then I'm traced, or I know I'm going to jail... I'm pushing it like a 9 year old abuses a street fighter cabinet, and killin em all.

 

[Pilot Bush]

People die all the time...but still, it's doubly not fair, plus 1000k ain't that much any more

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

Yes, numerous times.

Especially now that I know I won't be affected.

What if it killed your best frie-

Oh wait you don't have one do you?

 

[Chancie]

The money would be nice but I don't think I could live with myself knowing I killed someone.

 

[Blatherscythe]

Unless it was a murderer, I would relectently not press it. Too great a risk.

 

[Blatherscythe]

Yes.
If the people were from some 3rd world country I'd press it 1000 times.

Good God! Your worse than Wal-Mart!

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

It would depend on whether or not I could ever find out who the person who died was.

 

[niglett]

You might have come acroos a commercial for the movie the box, and if you havnt, this is the question:

I have a button. If you press it, you will recieve 1 million dollars, but a random person around the world will die.

Im going to add this factor, though. The person that dies is outside of your family.

So would you press it? I dont think I could. It would scrape away at me throughout my life.

yes easy think how many orphans died in a sweat shop making your shoes?
and by chance it would probably be someone in India of something.

 

[Red|Zombie]

I'd press it, what are the chances of me being even remotely affected by the death of a random person? It's easy to kill when they aren't in front of you, and you don't know anything about them. Sure if we knew it was a convicted pedo that would die, I'd push without hesitation and know I made the world a better place. What if it was a family guy, who works hard, love his kids - I couldn't do it.

 

[Undercover]

Jesus Christ Hollywood, who keeps writing this shit?

They take a minor scenario concept from "The Dark Knight" and turn it into a feature length film?

How do movies like this get written? I'm guessing there's either post-it (sticky) notes and a handful of darts involved, or a tank full of manatees and 'idea balls' a'la Southpark.

I'm not wasting my time or money seeing this movie. Not even worth a download.

Uh, not that I download movies or anything, I've just heard about people doing it...

 

[Blatherscythe]

I'd push it 1000 times, then be set for life...

YOU PUSH THAT BUTTON ONE TIME AND YOUR SET FOR FUCKING LIFE!!!

 

[niglett]

No. I do not a life is worth that much money.

it is the composition of the human body in materials is worth about $4.50 i know it sounds totally horrible but if you think of it in the big picture its worth it. so press that button over and over and over...

 

[Undercover]

The money would be nice but I don't think I could live with myself knowing I killed someone.

Yes but does it say anywhere that its you that's killing them? Nope, all the story says is that if you push the button, someone dies. Still a stupid premise and a weak plot.

There'd better be lotsa boobies and gore, or this flick is gonna die fast...

 

[Mad World]

No. Absolutely not. A cash value can't be attached to a person's life.

It pains me that some people are actually selfish enough to say that they would. Hopefully, should the theoretical situation ever become a reality, the people claiming they'd press the button would decide that they couldn't do it.

Also, people justifying their self-centered claims with various reasoning (charity, etc.) are wrong. Who are they to decide if someone deserves to die?

 

[Chancie]

The money would be nice but I don't think I could live with myself knowing I killed someone.

Yes but does it say anywhere that its you that's killing them? Nope, all the story says is that if you push the button, someone dies. Still a stupid premise and a weak plot.

There'd better be lotsa boobies and gore, or this flick is gonna die fast...

Even if it wasn't technically you, you caused them to die so it was still your fault.

Haven't seen the movie itself though. It looks good but it's not a top priority to see right now.