Renegade Survivalists v. Stranger Beating


You’re kidnapped by a renegade survivalist group and transported to the middle of the desert in Utah. By and large they stay in their own compound and prepare for nuclear destruction. Quality of life is decent, grow/ raise their own food, responsible for their own water and electricity, slow internet hookup though. They also take hardcore drugs and then all sleep amongst each other (60/40 ratio men to women roughly). They give you two options. Stay and live with them for 10 years. Or. They present a chained up guy to you, who you have to just beat the shit out of. You don’t know if he did anything wrong to them, or anyone. Maybe, maybe not, he could just be some guy. If you choose to beat the shit out of him, they’ll let you go. What do you do?
— Mikey

I'd beat the shit out of the guy and feel no remorse.  The crazies are responsible for the guy's wrongful or maybe rightful imprisonment and subsequent beating, not me.  Plus I have confidence I could avoid most really long term damage.

On the other hand the life in the Utah desert doesn't sound unbearable, but ten years is way too long to burn.  I could just skip the drugs, but a lot of burdens would soon fall on me as the most responsible cultist.