In this critical emergency where delaying surgery guarantees the patient's death, the ethical principle of beneficence—doing good and saving a life—outweighs strict adherence to security protocols, especially since emergency medical situations often allow for implied consent when explicit consent cannot be obtained. While upholding protocols maintains system integrity and trust in AI governance, it would directly result in the patient's death, affecting the primary stakeholder, Liam O'Connor, and potentially leading to legal and moral repercussions for inaction; negotiating with protesters introduces uncertainty and delay, which could still result in fatality given the immediate need for intervention. Bypassing protocols to proceed with the automated surgery minimizes trade-offs by prioritizing life-saving action, though it risks eroding public trust in AI and could have legal consequences for breaching security without consent.