[Vision2020] Installment 16: Integrity

[Paul Rumelhart]

That's an interesting question.  If it were a minor crime, I'd make sure 
they were aware of it since they may not know they were breaking the 
law, but if they want to pay the fine it's there choice.  As for 
non-trivial crimes, it would depend on a lot of things.  Is it something 
such that reporting them to the police would actually help them in the 
long run?  Are there others that are victims of the crimes that need to 
be taken into account?  Is my friend or family member endangering 
themselves or others?  Is it a law I find morally questionable?  Are 
there other options I could try first that would help them, such as 
getting them help with substance abuse?  I'd have to think on each one 
on a case-by-case basis.

Paul

Tom Hansen wrote:
> You are very right.
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> To me integrity is strongly tied to individual, personal values.  It is
> tied to things a person hold dear and how that person deals with those
> ties.
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> It's kinda like a question I posed here on the Viz a long while back . . .
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> How major of a crime would your best friend or family member have to
> commit for you to report them to the police?  Under what circumstances?
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> That question brings a lot of values into question.  Loyalty . . . Honesty
> . . . . . . . . . . . . Integrity.
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> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> On Fri, December 31, 2010 5:39 pm, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
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>> I suppose you'd have to into account the strength of their belief.
>> Anyway, that's why I said that integrity alone was not enough.  A clear
>> vision of right and wrong helps, too.  That doesn't mean that integrity
>> isn't important, though.
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>> Paul
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