I’ve been looking through an ethical lens at some of the COVID-era choices people make.
Have you ever heard the statement, “Do the right thing even when no one else is watching?” That is a statement about ethics.
Ethics are moral principles that govern a person’s behavior; they suggest we do the right thing even when doing the wrong thing is not illegal.
Laws surrounding COVID-19 are sparse. After all, it’s a relatively new phenomenon. Instead, various entities have established guidelines as recommendations on how to act.
Whether or not one conforms to these guidelines has a lot to do with a person’s ethical lens.
Let’s look at some ethical choices during COVID times.