Ewing's Innocent Criminal thought experiment is intended to show that
A. utilitarianism would never sanction punishing a person merely to increase overall happiness.
B. utility and justice amount to the same thing.
C. utilitarianism could sanction punishing a person to increase overall happiness, even if he doesn't deserve punishment.
D. sometimes innocent people should be punished for the good of society.
Answer: C
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