Analysis of Ethical Dilemma/Scenario

Name: Gonido, Giliana Rowence H. (Leader) Date: December 15, 2022

Flores, Shainah Mae B.

Gotladera, Princess Daniella Elaiza S.

Hernandez, Donnabelle I.

Lalongisip, Melanie R.

Maac, Angela Joy B.

Title of the Ethical Scenario: The Bridge Mater and His Son

I. Gather the Facts

A. Significant details necessary for your decision.

1. The father raised the bridge when the train was heading towards the bridge at full
speed with all the passengers.
2. The young boy saw the train racing closer and closer, and he started to run along the
platform to reach his father. Knowing there was a lever he could pull near the
operating gears of the bridge.
3. The young boy ran to the door in the platform and tried to lower himself down to
reach the lever. Losing his balance, he accidentaly fell into the hole and was trapped
until the bridge.
4. The father gathered up the strength to pull the lever and sacrifice his own son to save
the people in the train who did not even have the slightest idea that someone died for
them.
5. The little boy didn’t risk his life; the father risked the life of his son to save those in
the train.

B. STAKEHOLDERS: (Important characters involved.)

1. Man - the father of young boy who worked as a bridgemaster.

2. Young boy - the son of a bridgemaster.

3. People - who were lonely, angry, selfish, hurting, and addicted.

4. Vladimír Javorský as Father

5. Ladislav Ondřej as Láďa

6. Linda Rybová as Troubled Girl

 7. Chloe Wilson as Sad Person

8. Ester Geislerová as Ester

9. Brad Heller as Brad from America

10. Klára Issová as Pavlinka

II. Articulation of Dilemma and Principles that have bearing to the case:

The Dilemma:

The central ethical dilemma in the story is deciding between the lives of the bridge
master's kid and the passengers on the train. If indeed the bridge master pulls the lever, every one
of the passengers will be safe, but his beloved son will die. Choosing either of the two options
will result in both disaster and redemption. It's a fascinating situation in which the father is
compelled to decide between passion and responsibility. In the situation of the bridge keeper, we
have seen a father who sacrifices his son to save many when faced with a moral dilemma.
Morally, it’s a losing situation. However, the Bible mentions God who sacrifices himself to save
the many who encountered the need of helpless people. Furthermore, there’s no moral dilemma,
just grace freely given.

Considerations and Values/Principle

VALUES/PRINCIPLE of VALUES/PRINCIPLE of

Bridge Master Passengers

1 Sacrifice 1 Justice
2 Justice 2 Humanity
3 Responsibility 3 Individualism
4 Heroin 4 Morality
5 Obligation 5 Safety
6 Humanitarian 6 Utilitarian

III. Present the alternatives, principles and consequences

ALTERNATIVES PRINCIPLE/VALUES CONSEQUENCE

Not pull down the trail Parental Love All passengers get accident
because I will not sacrifice and it caused their death. The
my son's life, I will choose Father will go to the prison
 him to live more than the because of his irresponsible.
passengers of the train. I don't
want to regret his loss
because of my decision to
save many passengers. I will
be willing to go to jail and
take responsibility for my
irresponsible in my work that
caused the loss of lives of
passengers on the train. I
would rather suffer in prison,
with my child. Rather than
suffer forever without my
child.

Pulling the lever to save the Utilitarianism The son of the bridge master
train's passengers will die.

-
The father will not pull down Selfishness - Passengers will die. The
the trail and choose his son father will be arrested and
safety, he will sacrifice the go to jail.
life of all passengers in the
train to save his son because
he love his son very much.
His son is his life and all the
passengers in the train are not
his family and he don't know
them to save them than his
son so the father will not pull
down the trail.

The bridge master cannot Altruism The bridge master might do

allow his son to work his job successfully by
alongside him. avoiding endangering
anybody's life.

IV. DECISION (with brief explanation)

The father sacrificed his son in order to save the passengers on the train. Sacrifice is not
an easy thing to do, especially when it involves the person who is the most important to us. He
allowed his son to join him while working, thus it is his responsibility to manage his work as a
father and employee. Tragedy could have been prevented if he had focused on both his job and
his son.