Questions: Society & Politics

Down there in "lower Canada"? After all, Canada is the 2nd largest land mass on the planet, eh?

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/pnut-squirrel-trump-musk-election

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Would you knowingly press a button and cause a stranger to die if you gained $5,000 because of it?

In a dystopian future, you are convicted of a serious crime. Your punishment is playing Russian Roulette in front of a large physical audience of several hundred people.

In Russian Roulette, you put a single bullet in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against your head and pull the trigger. If the loaded chamber fires, you die. If it doesn't, you go free.

In this dystopian world, you have an option. You can choose not to play Russian Roulette. Instead, you can press a button and one random member of the audience will die.

One more thing. Your punishment requires that your family and friends witness your punishment, so they are among the hundreds of people in the audience.

Do you press the button, or try your luck with the gun?