How would you answer the question "Should Heinz steal the drug?" How would you justify your answer? Is your justification more similar to Jake's or to Amy's?

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The Answer is One may answer something like "life is more important than the law. It would be wrong to let the wife die just because the law says not to steal. So the husband should steal the drug." This sounds very much like the answer Jake gives, and it appeals to the absurdity of a situation where a law which is meant to protect someone's life, liberty, and property is in fact preventing their life and liberty in order to protect someone else's property. Someone may also answer, "There are plenty of ways to get the drug without breaking any laws, like talking it over, or raising the money." This is essentially the answer that Amy gives. This acknowledges that the problem is not as binary as it seems when presented by the interviewer. There are ways to honor the law, even in absurd circumstances, and still get what you want/need. One may further answer something which sounds like both of the responses: "The husband should do whatever he can to get the drug without breaking the law, like talking it out and raising money, or taking out a loan. But if everything else fails, he should steal the drug."

How Would You Answer the Question "Should Heinz Steal the Drug