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I don't consider 'wrong' and 'unethical' to be synonyms. Feel free to disagree.
by xenihn 8y ago
I don't consider 'wrong' and 'unethical' to be synonyms. Feel free to disagree.
- kstrauser 8y agoTo help me understand your opinion, could you give me an example of something that is unethical but not wrong?
- alanbernstein 8y agoA lawyer betraying a client is unethical. A lawyer defending a monstrous serial killer is wrong. (Modulo your definition of "wrong", of course) Edit: Some serious misunderstanding here. 1) An "alleged serial killer" may very well be known to be an actual serial killer, by the killer's lawyer. 2) I'm just providing an answer to parent's question to a different commenter. 3) A lawyer betraying a client is unethical, even though it may not be morally wrong. This is not a made-up example. See the Robert Garrow case: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/the_buried_bodies_case https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/the_buried_bodies_case "This episode we consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and the attorney who, when called to defend him, also wound up defending a core principle of our legal system. When Frank Armani learned his client’s most gruesome secrets, he made a morally startling decision that stunned the world and goes to the heart of what it means to be a defense attorney - how far should lawyers go to provide the best defense to the worst people?" This lawyer made the choice to defend a known killer, which was his professional, ethical obligation, despite being personally, morally opposed to his own actions.
- Fnoord 8y ago> A lawyer defending a monstrous serial killer is wrong. Why? Alleged serial killers do not deserve a lawyer?
- icebraining 8y agoA lawyer betraying a client is not wrong?
- clairity 8y agomichael cohen, is that you?! but seriously, that’s a stunningly poor choice of examples. why do you want to distinguish these things in the first place?