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%CONDONING IMMORALITY 780807
Some people are loath to condone immorality. They
feel it is irresponsible to condone immoral behavior.
Other people's behavior is in some sense their
responsibility; they feel a sense of responsibility for
how other people act. They, of course, are not informed
about the behavior of all people---so their sense of
responsibility extends only to those about whom they are
informed. If they are diligent, they will seek to become
informed about the behavior of many people---and extend
their sense of responsibility to all those about whom they
become informed. There are people who feel a deep
sense of responsibility to inform such keepers-of-
morality about the behavior of renown non-conformists,
thus extending the range of responsibility of the keepers-
of-morality.
Some administrators have significant power over their
subordinates; e.g.; the power to raise or not raise wages,
to promote, to fire, to reprimand, to leave in doubt.
Such administrators may also be self-appointed keepers-of-
morality. Some of their subordinates may be helpers of
keepers-of-morality---feeling a sense of
responsibility to bring to the attention of the
administrator the non-conformist behavior of some of the
subordinates of the administrator. Usually the duty to
report such behavior is carefully selected with
consideration to the nature of the relationship
between the helper and the non-conformist. The
administrator is unlikely to get uniform reporting on the
non-conformist-behavior of the subordinates. Nevertheless,
the keeper-of-morality administrator will be loath to
condone immorality; and is likely to treat the subordinate
who has stepped out of line with less favor than the one
who conforms to traditional behavior patterns. In fact,
many of the people upon whom the administrator depends for
support---will expect that administrator to condemn
any immorality which is brought to the attention of
the administrator. Not to condemn may be considered
to condone---and it would be immoral not to
condemn immorality! Thus, the critical question is
what non-conventional behavior is brought to the
attention of the administrator who acts as a keeper-of-
morality.
Institutions which are caught in a trap such as is
indicated above will need to examine the range of their
responsibilities, and the gracious demands of the law of
Love.
(c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
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