n 2007, the\u00a0Star Ledger\u00a0newspaper told of a young man (unnamed for his own protection) in Newark who witnessed a murder while walking home one day. \u00a0It was a territorial drug dispute that didn\u2019t even involve the murder victim who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The man who witnessed the murder recognized a couple of the assailants who also recognized him. He ran and wasn\u2019t found until police discovered him during investigations.
He knew the right thing but he also knew he could put himself, his wife, and young child in danger. There are laws to protect witnesses in NJ but these laws are not always effective. Some witnesses to such murders had been murdered by gang members eager to protect themselves.
The man in the news article eventually agreed to testify when police promised to relocate him and his family to Puerto Rico.
Talk to another person you know about Kant\u2019s moral principle of a categorical duty to never make yourself the exception to a duty you\u2019d expect others to follow (the categorical imperative).\u00a0
What does this person think about it?\u00a0 Do either of you believe there is ever such a thing as an unquestionable moral duty and, if so, how would that apply to the murder witness in this case?\u00a0
If you think a witness to such a murder would be right to say nothing, explain if, and when, it is ever justifiable to follow a duty that could seriously cost you personally? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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