Originally posted by @dj2beckerProbably, yes. I would feel morally obliged to do so if the rapist was still in a position to rape more children. I would then do what I could to mitigate the discomfort the victim would feel in playing the key role in protecting other children from being raped.
If your sibling was raped and wanted privacy on the matter would you go to the authorities without her consent?
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Originally posted by @fmfGood for you, I hope you are never in a situation where you have to betray your sister's trust. By the way didn't you say that betraying someone's trust was morally unsound? Or is that only the case when it suits you?
Probably, yes. I would feel morally obliged to do so if the rapist was still in a position to rape more children. I would then do what I could to mitigate the discomfort the victim would feel in playing the key role in protecting other children from being raped.
Originally posted by @dj2beckerDoing something to save children from being raped trumps protecting my relative's feelings or even disobeying her wishes. That's why we have moral compasses: to guide us when we have to make decisions over the best course of action available to us, sometimes in very difficult or not-clearcut situations. Presumably, it would suit you to choose your sister's feelings over protecting children from being raped. And presumably, you'd label your decision "objective".
Good for you, I hope you are never in a situation where you have to betray your sister's trust. By the way didn't you say that betraying someone's trust was morally unsound? Or is that only the case when it suits you?