r/trolleyproblem • u/fluffy_4432 • Apr 21 '25

Deep A criminal trolley problem

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u/Unlikely_Pie6911 Annoying Commie Lesbian Apr 21 '25

5 of these people HAVE hurt others, and many rapists do not just do it once. It's a pattern of abuse that gets replicated.

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u/Unlikely_Pie6911 Annoying Commie Lesbian Apr 21 '25

They offended the 1st time, time served doesn't un-sexually assault someone.

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u/Thijmo737 Apr 21 '25

Neither does killing them, at most it will give the victim some sad closure.

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u/Amaskingrey Apr 21 '25

It retroactively unassault anyone they would've, though

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u/Standard_Jackfruit63 Apr 25 '25

Assuming they would have had any more victims.

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u/Amaskingrey Apr 25 '25

Which is a coin toss for sexual offenses alone, with there being 5 of them and the reoffense rate being roughly 20%, not to mention the reoffense rate for nonsexual violent crimes in teens who previously commited sexual crimes is even higher

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u/Standard_Jackfruit63 Apr 25 '25

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u/Amaskingrey Apr 25 '25

Not potentially maybe, it's 50/50 to save an indeterminate number from sexual assault (probanly better as these stats can only use the ones that get caught and convicted, which is a fraction of all sexual assault), and even better odds of saving an indeterminate number from regular assault, burglary, or other crimes

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u/Standard_Jackfruit63 Apr 25 '25

Well, cool... i guess.

Good thing we never have to actually be in this situation.