Should We Still Tell The Truth Analysis

Imagine this your friend was caught stealing something from the store and you saw him. The police officer asks did you see him take anything. Now everybody lies it is a natural habit that we all have as human beings whether we like it or not. So lying is acceptable but with only one exception that we do not harm someone emotionally like their feelings.Lying can only be good for protecting lives as well as protect people in dangerous situations. For example in the article Honestly tell the truth by Barbara Ballinger, Brad Blanton states that “ We shouldn't manipulate the truth except for rare times- if you’re hiding Anne Frank in your attic because her life is in danger.” What i mean by this is that lying is not ok but only when …show more content…
Now if you definitely know that someone is lying to the Principal that he didn’t hurt that kid at all and that person who is getting blamed for doing that. Has been your friend for years know, what would you do. If you tell the truth not only are you doing the right thing but you’re helping out the person who got beat up. Even though you might’ve broke the relationship you had with that person you can start realizing that telling the truth could be bad, but at most times you are being very helpful because it lets people know who to rely on when they need an honest opinion. Lying can only good for one purpose and that is saving someone’s life or protecting people that can end up getting hurt. For example in Honestly Tell the Truth by Barbara Ballinger, Brad Blanton states that “We shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times-if you’re hiding Anne Frank in your attic because her life is in danger.” This is important because at the end of the day when you lie you’re basically lying to yourself because you can’t let the truth out for whatever reason it is. Clearly you can agree with me that lying is the worst excuse for not telling