Law And Morality

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most of the survivors to live for the next fifteen days is for one to
die. Somehow they have contacted an outside source to advise them on the
questions of "Who shall die?", and "How should the decision of choosing the
person be carried out?" These are all very difficult questions to answer, but
something must be done. It is unlikely that someone will voluntarily allow
someone to kill them so that the others may live, that is why another form of
decision making must be allowed. The best way to do so is probably by that
outside aid to suggest that they try drawing lots. For example whoever pulls the
shortest straw is the one who dies. With no time to procrastinate, this would
seem the most time efficient and fairest way to choose who will die. Of course a
reason must be provided to the person who had drawn the shortest straw, and that
is the objective of this paper. This essay will explain how the decision will be
made that will ultimately take one of the survivor's lives to save ...

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leaves things vague and subject to general principle,
law goes into specifics.1

From that description of law and morality, it is obvious how they relate
to the issue here. When the time comes for one of the five people in the bunker
eventually to die, it must be legally justified. The reason for this is that
murder is illegal, unless legally justified.2 On the other hand, reasons for the
killing must be provided to put to ease those who question the dilemma in
accordance to morality. Since law and morality are equally important and both
are evenly delicate when dealing with this issue, advising the survivors on what
to do will not be easy. Pleasing everybody is impossible, whether ...

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