The Baby or The Townspeople

[Jazzy]

The Baby or The Townspeople

Enemy soldiers have taken over Jane’s village. They have orders to kill all remaining civilians over the age of two. Jane and some of the townspeople have sought refuge in two rooms of the cellar of a large house. Outside Jane hears the voices of soldiers who have come to search the house for valuables. Jane’s baby begins to cry loudly in the other room.

His crying will summon the attention of the soldiers who will spare Jane’s baby’s life, but will kill Jane and the others hiding in both rooms.

If Jane turns on the noisy furnace to block the sound, the other room will become uncomfortably hot for adults and children, but deadly for infants.

To save her and the others Jane must activate the furnace, which will kill her baby.

Should Jane overheat her baby in order to save herself and the other townspeople? (Please explain your choice)

 

[DrLeftover]

Pardon me, I'm having flashbacks to the final episode of M*A*S*H, something involving a 'chicken' on a bus.... .... ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjy7uUn7fc

 

[Bluezone777]

There is no guarantee that the furnace will keep the soldiers from checking the room anyway as they could have already heard a sound long enough to want to investigate it further and find you regardless of what you do. No guarantee that there isn't another way out that doesn't require killing a child much less anyone as simply muffling the child's cries and being patient enough might be enough for something to distract them meaning they leave and forget about the sound they heard.