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Is It Ever Ethical To Act Unethically?

The question posed to readers of National Underwriter for this column was provocative: "Is it ever ethical to be unethical?"

By Peter R. Kensicki | Updated on September 26, 2010

The question posed to readers of National Underwriter for this column was provocative: “Is it ever ethical to be unethical?” The question, which also requested examples, is based on law that occasionally allows an individual the “right to do the wrong thing” under certain circumstances.

Some refer to this as a “privilege” based on the legal concept of malum prohibitum, or “crime for the greater good.”

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