Question

From the situation below which person would you choose and why? Why do you choose them over the other seven? Why is that one the best person to save?

The situation: Far to the south of Hawaii in an uncharted part of the vast Pacific Ocean, there is a beautiful uninhabited island. Eight people are stranded from a plane crash. A plane has stumbled upon the eight and can only rescue one person. The chances of a second trip are removed but not impossible because the island is uncharted and the plane's radio and radar are broken. The people left on the island, will not starve, but survival will be extremely difficult. Decide individually which person should be allowed to make the trip home and why?

• The people are one who is pregnant close to term and history of difficult childbirths
• A world-famous surgeon to perform surgery on a young girl from Iraq
• A teenage girl who was orphaned several years ago and close to a psychotic breakdown
• Vice-President of the U.S. who is ill and not expected to live
• 78-year-old fisherman injured from the crash for hospital treatment
• A criminal psychopath who is dangerous
• A nuclear scientist who is needed in Japan to help defuse a potential reactor crisis
• The nuclear scientist's 3-year-old daughter.