body: From the [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem) on the trolley problem:
  
  
  
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  > There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead,
  >  on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The
  >  trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance
  >  off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the
  >  trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice
  >  that there is one person on the side track. You have two options: (1)
  >  Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track.
  >  (2) Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it
  >  will kill one person.
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  [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJuc8.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJuc8.jpg)
  
  
  What are the legal aspects of finding yourself in a train yard in the United States when this happens? Is it a crime to pull the lever? Is it a crime to not pull the lever? Does it depend on if you're professionally qualified to pull the lever?
  
  
  
title: What is the legal take on the trolley problem?