The Box - Would you push the button?

[Puma60]

You are given a box. The box contains a button. You press the button, and you will be rewarded with $1,000,000, but someone, somewhere will die.

Would you press it? Personally, I wouldn't. I am relitively happy with my life right now, and a large sum of money wouldn't make me that much happier. If you could chose who to kill though, then I would probably take the money and kill Mugabey or someone.

Edit: Poll added, just out of curiosity

[asusi]

“There is no such thing as right and wrong, there's just popular opinion.”

[Swindler]

I am in need of cash, so yes.

edit:
do you get 2 million bucks if you press it twice?

[Squirt]

Hell I'll press that shit 80000 times to make sure my kids and kids kids don't have to work

[Burningwolf]

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[asusi]

Hell I'll press that shit 80000 times to make sure my kids and kids kids don't have to work

how do you know you wont die?

still thinking about my asnwer...

then you get this:

Spoiler!

[Toshiharu]

Hell I'll press that shit 80000 times to make sure my kids and kids kids don't have to work

how do you know you wont die?

still thinking about my asnwer...

Because I has the button. Also yes I'd push it.

[Miguez]

Yes...

I mean if it was a totally random person yes, but it was someone I knew/cared for then no.

Sorry, I'm selfish.

[VforVendetta]

What if, I pressed the button and it killed someone, but I use the money and donate 1/4 of to charities?

[DinoNuggets]

if i were in desperate need then yes if i werent i have no reason to kill someone.

[asusi]

Yes...

I mean if it was a totally random person yes, but it was someone I knew/cared for then no.

Sorry, I'm selfish.

If you gave this button to an Somalian guy... guess what he did? No wonder, so would i cause the situation of course.

I personally wouldn't, cause i have nothing to complain about, so once again i think it's about the situation that your in.

[YangKang]

Isn't there a movie about this? You forgot to mention that the guy who gives you the box, lacks the half of his face.

[CrimsonNuker]

Isn't there a movie about this? You forgot to mention that the guy who gives you the box, lacks the half of his face.

[Squirt]

Come on guys don't be pussies. You won't know the person you killed. For all you know it coulbhave been a warlord or someone suffering a slow death. I say press press press!

[TheDrop]

i would press it. there are millions of people dying in the world. one death won't change anything. and theres like a 1/6000000000 chance of him/her being someone you know

[heroo]

Let me ask it to you guys in a different way:

Would you want to become a murderer for $1,000,000?

I personally wouldn't, I know I couldn't have fun wihh that money, my conscience would kill me.

[Deadsolid]

meh...after taxes...not really worth it.

[Ningyotsukai-san]

I wouldn't press it ...

I can't put personal gain over a life, no matter now "little" it seems to the world

[Ownage]

Your saying if its some random guy it's ok. Imagine someone else pressed this button and one of your parents, or siblings died, thats what could possibly be happening to someone else if you press it.

I say no I wouldn't do that to someone since I don't want it done to me.

[TheDrop]

@Ningyouspasticstupidname; lies...all lies!

Let me ask it to you guys in a different way:

Would you want to become a murderer for $1,000,000?

I personally wouldn't, I know I couldn't have fun wihh that money, my conscience would kill me.

you aren't physically killing them though. you just press the button and some force does the killing for you

[TOloseGT]

the odds that u'll kill someone you know is like 1:500 million

hell yes i'll press that button

[SM-Count]

I'd spam the shit out of that button, deal with moral complexities later. "All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy."

[Ningyotsukai-san]

@Ningyouspasticstupidname; lies...all lies!

Let me ask it to you guys in a different way:

Would you want to become a murderer for $1,000,000?

I personally wouldn't, I know I couldn't have fun wihh that money, my conscience would kill me.

you aren't physically killing them though. you just press the button and some force does the killing for you

Not lying ...and you're still the one responsible for that "force" kiling 'em ...lol

like was said above, isn't this from a movie where it's like a test to see if humanity could place the lives of unknown individuals above their own personal gains?

[Squirt]

Life is shrt. If you can make yours better with one button I would spam it

[EvGa]

Yes, multiple times.

[KillAndChill]

Isn't there a movie about this? You forgot to mention that the guy who gives you the box, lacks the half of his face.

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[Miguez]

People originate the disgrace of others for their own gain everyday.

And well, I wouldn't know who I had killed, it'd be all fine, I didn't actually murder anyone..

I just.. didn't remember it would kill someone.

[Ashikiheyun]

You people are horrible. This is why there are thousands of unneeded deaths every single day. Because you don't care about other people. We could end world hunger if we wanted to.

No, I would not press the button, that would weigh on my conscious forever, I'd be responsible for the death of a fellow human being.

[Miguez]

A fellow human being who could be a scammer, a murderer, a people about to die, an evil person. You wouldn't know.

[Puma60]

You people are horrible. This is why there are thousands of unneeded deaths every single day. Because you don't care about other people. We could end world hunger if we wanted to.

No, I would not press the button, that would weigh on my conscious forever, I'd be responsible for the death of a fellow human being.

I agree, there are too many selfish people in this world (not directing this at anyone). A lot of people here are saying, as long as it's no one I knew, then I would press it. But what about the friends and family of the person who you killed? What if someone else pressed it, and killed your mother, or son/daugther? Would you be angry at them for pressing it? Imo you can't put a price on someones life.