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The Justice Objection

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The justice objection: when framing one innocent would calm a mob and save lives, act utilitarianism appears to require the frame-up.

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A sheriff can stop five riot deaths by hanging a scapegoat he knows is innocent. The sums say hang; justice says the sums have missed something.