 While Locke’s example shaped later discussions of moral responsibility, it appears that—whatever Locke intended—it’s not decisive against PAP. Distinguish two of the man’s actions: (A1) staying in the room, and (A2) deciding (agreeing, willing) to stay in the room (Lowe 1995: 131). It’s not at all clear that he should be blamed for A1; the room is, after all, locked. On the other hand, it seems he can be blamed for A2. But he could have done otherwise than A2: he could have protested or tried to get out. Whatever apparent pressure the example puts on PAP derives from conflating A1 and A2. There is no action of the man that’s both unavoidable (for him) and one for which we should hold him morally responsible.