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Jake runs a delicatessen in a high-crime section of a large city. After being robbed at gunpoint eight times in the past two years, Jake obtained a pistol permit and bought a pistol. Yesterday a man entered the store brandishing a knife and demanded all the money in the cash register. Jake moved to the cash register as if planning to open it. Then he quickly grabbed the gun hanging under it and, without warning, shot the man six times in the chest. Analyze the case in terms of Utilitarianism. For example, what are the alternative actions and their consequences? What kind of information needs to be obtained in order to apply the Principle of Utility? Your explanations should have reasons that support them and make specific references to the Burnor and Raley text.
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