The Moral Dilemma of Whistle Blowing

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In the aftermath of crises, people are going to be less likely to break with their fellow country people. I'm wondering if there's been any research looking at likelihood of whistle blowing in those contexts. Well, you gave me just the perfect testable hypothesis. And now that the moral dilemma, at least the way i'm seeing it, even more acute.

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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