You just took the family car out for a ride but then get caught has your pulling into the driveway. You know that you can tell the truth, or you can lie. What do you do? I believe that lying is acceptable in our society.
Lying is acceptable only when you use it to protect and care for others. Lying to protect others can literally be a matter of life or death. Anne Frank survived has long has she did because those who sheltered her and her family lied to the Nazis. If they didn’t lie to them, the Nazis would have killed the Franks Family. Harold Smith, 64 of Pioneer, California, lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing surgery.”Why get her all traumatised,” says Smith, “I tried to protect her. It slowed down the anxiety. Later, I told her the truth.” Smith didn't want his daughter to worry about his health. This shows that lying is acceptable for protecting and caring for others because you don't want them hurt in anyway possible. …show more content…
Teresa Velin, a mother in Palm Desert, California, lied to a friend about being busy. She just didn’t feel like getting up to get ready for a movie date. Velin says, “ I’m not as busy as i seem to be. But I don’t want to ruin a friendship over a broken movie date.”A poll of 1,000 adults was taken in June 23-27.Four in ten said it was ok to exaggerate a story to make it more interesting. Some people make their stories sound more interesting because they don’t want to be the boring one in the group. So lying is ok to use when to exaggerate the stories they
Lying is acceptable only when you use it to protect and care for others. Lying to protect others can literally be a matter of life or death. Anne Frank survived has long has she did because those who sheltered her and her family lied to the Nazis. If they didn’t lie to them, the Nazis would have killed the Franks Family. Harold Smith, 64 of Pioneer, California, lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing surgery.”Why get her all traumatised,” says Smith, “I tried to protect her. It slowed down the anxiety. Later, I told her the truth.” Smith didn't want his daughter to worry about his health. This shows that lying is acceptable for protecting and caring for others because you don't want them hurt in anyway possible. …show more content…
Teresa Velin, a mother in Palm Desert, California, lied to a friend about being busy. She just didn’t feel like getting up to get ready for a movie date. Velin says, “ I’m not as busy as i seem to be. But I don’t want to ruin a friendship over a broken movie date.”A poll of 1,000 adults was taken in June 23-27.Four in ten said it was ok to exaggerate a story to make it more interesting. Some people make their stories sound more interesting because they don’t want to be the boring one in the group. So lying is ok to use when to exaggerate the stories they