Two Male Students Fired Guns Off the Balcony of Linda's

question 58

Multiple Choice

Two male students fired guns off the balcony of Linda's apartment. The police were able to see which apartment it was by counting floors and windows. While the police run to Linda's apartment, her two friends run out her door and disappear into the crowd of students out and about on a Friday night. When the police question Linda she refuses to tell them who her two friends with the guns were. "I would never rat on a friend," is Linda's statement. One of the police officers tells Linda she could be charged with obstruction of justice. Linda still refuses. Which school of ethical thought would best suit Linda?

• A) Moral relativists
• B) Utilitarians
• C) Ethical egoist
• D) Virtue

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