The Moral Foundation of Loyalty vs Honesty

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The moral foundation of justice is not superior to the moral foundation of loyalty. Different situations can make different people lean in one direction or the other. We all face balancing acts between honesty and loyalty. If you see a colleague stealing toilet paper from the office supply closet, do you report it? What if they were embezzling money from the company? Whor let's say you have a very kind neighbor who brings you soup when you're sick, but this person also posts fake news on social media. Do you call him out? What if you see him abusing a dog? How does the gravity of thact change the equation? It's not clear what the right thing is. And

Have you ever been in a position where you had to choose between someone you care about and a value that you hold dear? Maybe you had to decide whether to report a friend who was cheating on an exam, or a co-worker who was stealing from the tip jar. This week, we tell the story of a Detroit police officer who found himself in this sort of dilemma, forced to choose between people he loved and the oath he swore to serve his community. What happens in our minds when we have to decide what is right and what is wrong?

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