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"Laws for thee, but not for me" ...and my immediate family and friends.

• kelseyfrog 4y ago
  As for an explanation, this tracks with the five factor moral foundations model[1] and specifically with the loyalty (and possibly authority) factor(s). There's a profound difference between those who primarily conceptualize morality through individualizing foundations(care & fairness) and those who primarily conceptualize morality through factors(loyalty, authority & sanctity)[2]. The police are systemically biased toward selecting for members who favor authority and loyalty. It should come as no surprise that those values are reflected in behavior like this. Personally, I'm curious to engage with and hear from those who hand out such favors. How is it justified? 1. Graham et al., 2013; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2184440 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2184440 2. Graham J., Haidt J., & Nosek B. (2009)