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    Mary, a kickboxer, was assaulted by a homeless man who spat food at her and lunged at her. She defended herself by punching and kicking him forcefully, causing him to fall to the ground injured. However, when she leaned over to check if he was okay, he attacked her with a concealed knife. A utilitarian perspective is that Mary was justified in her actions to defend herself, as increasing overall happiness and safety in society by allowing self-defense. Utilitarians would also argue that Mary followed the rule of self-defense, which tends to have better consequences than not allowing it.

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    Mary, a kickboxer, was assaulted by a homeless man who spat food at her and lunged at her. She defended herself by punching and kicking him forcefully, causing him to fall to the ground injured. However, when she leaned over to check if he was okay, he attacked her with a concealed knife. A utilitarian perspective is that Mary was justified in her actions to defend herself, as increasing overall happiness and safety in society by allowing self-defense. Utilitarians would also argue that Mary followed the rule of self-defense, which tends to have better consequences than not allowing it.

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    Mary, a kickboxer, was assaulted by a homeless man who spat food at her and lunged at her. She defended herself by punching and kicking him forcefully, causing him to fall to the ground injured. However, when she leaned over to check if he was okay, he attacked her with a concealed knife. A utilitarian perspective is that Mary was justified in her actions to defend herself, as increasing overall happiness and safety in society by allowing self-defense. Utilitarians would also argue that Mary followed the rule of self-defense, which tends to have better consequences than not allowing it.

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    Utilitarian Principle

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    Mary, a kickboxer, was assaulted by a homeless man who spat food at her and lunged at her. She defended herself by punching and kicking him forcefully, causing him to fall to the ground injured. However, when she leaned over to check if he was okay, he attacked her with a concealed knife. A utilitarian perspective is that Mary was justified in her actions to defend herself, as increasing overall happiness and safety in society by allowing self-defense. Utilitarians would also argue that Mary followed the rule of self-defense, which tends to have better consequences than not allowing it.

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    Read and analyze the following situation and come up with an essay on what a

    utilitarian would say? Apply the utilitarian principles to support your claims.

    Moral Issue: Mercy can be a liability, even for the well-trained, Mary (not her real
    name), a competitive kickboxer, was assaulted out of nowhere by a homeless man who
    spat Fritos in her face and then lunged at her, to her credit, she reacted instantly,
    punching and kicking him with full force. The man fell to the ground, apparently hurt
    badly. Unfortunately, what she did next almost got her killed. Mary leaned over him to
    make sure he wasn't seriously injured, Suddenly, he leapt up, struck I her face, and
    started pummeling her, she recovered and again fought back, only I to be suddenly
    pulled off him by the authorities, at first, they thought he was the I victim because he
    was covered in blood. In actuality, his first strike at her face had been with a concealed
    punch knife, and it had pierced her nasal cavity between the eye and the nose. The
    blood had poured out of her onto him. Mary was lucky to survive. After much
    reconstructive surgery, she eventually healed.

    ANSWER:
    Mary did what she had to do. She defended herself because of the assault given
    to her by the homeless man. If I were Mary, then I would have done the same thing. In
    connection with the utilitarian principle, we all know that, a moral theory known as
    utilitarianism favors activities that increase happiness or pleasure and disapproves of
    those that increase sadness or harm. A utilitarian ideology would seek to improve
    society as a whole when used to guide social, economic, or political decisions.
    According to utilitarianism, a decision is morally correct if it makes the most people
    happy within a community or a group.
    It is stated that she reacted immediately, kicking and striking him hard. The man
    dropped to the ground and was obviously gravely damaged. In utilitarian principle, the
    amount of benefit a rule produces when it is followed determines whether or not it is
    proper. Rule of utilitarian’s contend that adhering to rules that tend to lead to the
    greatest good will have better consequences overall than allowing exceptions to be
    made in individual instances, even when better consequences can be demonstrated in
    those instances. Act utilitarian’s, in contrast, judge an act in terms of the consequences
    of that act alone (such as what Mary did), rather than judging whether it faithfully
    adhered to the rule of which it was an instance.

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