Is there a right time to lie? Are morals absolute? As leaders, these are questions we encounter and ask ourselves everyday. Since leaders provide help, lead, and are responsible for others, they must always keep in mind how their actions will affect others. Leaders are often put in highly stressful situations that require them to think and make the best outcome possible. Leaders must provide the example and always do what is best for the majority of the people. There are right and wrong times to lie and moral absolutism depends upon the effects of our actions as a leader. There is a right time to lie if it will benefit others more than it will hurt or destroy them. For example, the Umpqoa college shooting. The shooter asked the girl a question,
