When is it okay to lie in order to protect someone else? Ch2 Pg 22

Collin Williams

Parkinson

English III

3/15/2016

When is it okay to lie in order to protect someone else? Ch2 Pg22

I believe it is okay to lie in order to protect someone else. If you see that the benefit of lying to someone is better than the honesty you might tell than you would lie, its simple. But if you hide something to where it is unreasonable to not let the other person know then in that case you tell the truth. People always say honesty is the best policy, well that isn't always true. Whether it is in 3rd grade and your teacher is saying that phrase or it’s your friend saying it, it's not always the best policy. It's human nature to be curious, even if it has nothing to do with anything, but the thought of someone not telling you something might make them believe that it is about them, once they believe that then you won’t hear the last of that until the secret is spilled. But again I believe the idea where if you’re hiding something from someone especially to protect them from the horrible truth then you are in the right, because you are just trying to do what is best for them.