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Originally Posted by dreadgeek
Does that apply even if they are working on the track? They should have, perhaps, foreseen the possibility that trains can go out of control and found a different field if they didn't want to be crushed by a train?
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Aj
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I don't think a right action can be determined even with the railroad worker variable entered into the equation.
the bystander still has the knowledge that death will occur regardless of action or inaction on their part.
a numbers argument can be made for or against but i don't think shear numbers alone can dictate a good or right outcome.
i would still put accountability with the people on the tracks. i would assume as employees they had safety training and would be aware of the dangers surrounding them.
i don't think knowledge that a train can lose control and cause tragedy is cause for abandoning a certain line of work but if they didn't want to be crushed i would expect them to take every precaution for personal safety needed to avoid it.