Let's say I have a mountain cabin which is very remote.
Situation 1. I come there in the winter to stay for a week and find the place occupied by trespassers. I force them to leave, even though they claim that they will perish without shelter.
Situation 2. I am staying there for a week in the winter and one night I hear a knock on the door. Some backpackers have gotten lost and are seeking shelter. Am I obliged to give them shelter?
Situation 3. I invite some friends to stay with me in my cabin for a week in the wintertime. Sometime in the middle of the week I tire of their company. It is ethical to turn them out into the wilderness?
Of all of these, 3. is the most straightforward: I caused them to be in this inaccessible place and if they perished due to me kicking them out, I should rightfully be charged with some degree of murder.
For 2. If they died from not being given shelter, I might be charged and if I didn't fear for my safety, I at the very least would be considered a massive asshole.
For 1. They were criminals, so I rightly have reason not to trust them, but I think most people would feel as if I should have done something to keep them alive.
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