&gt; <i>Otherwise, we&#x27;re essentially rehashing the old &quot;the good of the many outweighs the needs of the few&quot;.</i><p>As we should be, because it&#x27;s the only reasonable and self-consistent moral philosophy you can have! Of course, in real life you need to plug in some numbers and do some math - it&#x27;s not a binary problem.<p>If you really believe every life is sacred and &quot;a ridiculous police-state is justified to defend the individuals within our society&quot;, then why haven&#x27;t we banned cars yet? And jailed all the drivers? As a group, they kill people. They kill <i>a lot more</i> than any terrorist attack ever.