Let's talk about paladins falling

Let's talk about paladins falling.
Is it more courageous for a paladin to cross the rickety bridge, testing if it is safe and risking falling through any rotten board?
Or is it more courageous for the paladin to cross last, taking the risk of going over the bridge that has taken the abuse of all the other party members crossing it and damaging it further?

A true paladin would cross first to test it, then jump in the water and swim back across so they could be the last to take it as well

>DM doesn't force paladin to fall
>paladin does it of his own free will
Good group

B-But what if he just swam in the first place?

Depends. Is there an angry mob/dragon/horde behind the party? If so, staying behind is more courageous.

It's more a matter of the bridge actively falling apart as they cross it.

Pursuing mob is optional.

Two main ways this can go down
>The party needs to get across urgently in a life-or-death case
Paladin goes last, because the party dies if they stay anyways and in this case there's at least the chance the person in heavy armor doesn't bust the bridge first.
>The party needs to cross but has plenty of time to consider the situation
The paladin in heavy armor crosses first to ensure the bridge is capable of supporting their weight (and thus the weight of anyone else in the party, hopefully).

Now, for added complication:
Where in the order does the medicine for the orphans go?

>Urgent
Lightest person that can carry it goes first
>Time Allowed
Paladin tests the bridge and the lightest person that can carry it follows him. If the paladin is the only person that can carry the medicine, he or she sheds armor to do it.

Paladin 101 Exam II Question 3:
If you are approached by a member of the peasantry that claims a member of the nobility has committed some grave wrong against them, what is the proper method of proceeding?
Does this answer change if you are not considered a member of the local law enforcement, and if so, how?