ðə θˈɔːt ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt pˈoʊzᵻz ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv wˈɛðɚ sˈeɪlɚ bˈiː kæn biː tɹˈaɪd fɔːɹ mˈɜːdɚ bɪkˈʌz ɪf bˈiː hædtə kˈɪl ɐ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə lˈɪv, ðˈɛn ɪt wʊd ˈɑːɹɡjuːəbli biː ɪn sˈɛlfdᵻfˈɛns.
The thought experiment poses the question of whether Sailor B can be tried for murder because if B had to kill A in order to live, then it would arguably be in self-defense.