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As an individual person, if a law has a loophole, is it ok to exploit that? Say you found a loophole that allowed you to legally get away with murder, is it now
by Joeri 9y ago
As an individual person, if a law has a loophole, is it ok to exploit that? Say you found a loophole that allowed you to legally get away with murder, is it now ok to commit murder as long as you comply with the loophole? I would argue that what is right and what is legal are never fully aligned, and that the excuse "it was legal" is not a valid defense for committing immoral acts.
Corporations are social constructs, they are entirely made of people. Those people don't stop having a moral imperative to do right by others just by having an employee badge. Just as we require individuals to remain "decent human beings", regardless of what they can legally get away with, we need corporations to remain "decent social citizens". While it is not illegal to maximize profits through tax evasion, it is anti-social, and therefore we shouldn't encourage or applaud that behavior.