Ethical Dilemma Research Paper

An ethical dilemma that I have faced in my life is when I was in a car accident. We were all under the influence of marijuana and four kids had died. So detectives had got involved, and they asked us questions such as were we under the influence or where did we go before the accident. I was in a tough predicament for myself, because the kids who survived said that we wouldn’t tell them anything except our basic information. It was either lie to protect my friends or tell the truth because it was the right thing to do. My thought process was if I lie it would eventually catch up to me. If I told the truth I would be hated by my best friends. So as a fifth teen year old I was all about my friends, which made it a hard decision. But I also was …show more content…
I felt as though I earned the respect of many others, I also respected myself a lot more after the situation ended. After all was done I told the detective the truth. It made me a better person. At that moment I realize that what people think of me doesn’t matter because I am my own person. If you don’t like me for the life decisions I have made then you are not really my friend. I had to learn that early on in life. I definitely grew up as a man earlier than most kids my age. I’ve seen things that no one should ever see in a life time. But that made me the man I am today I am proud of myself. I would not do anything over again because I do not want to change as person. I now play football in honor of my friends who I still love and think about every day. I think that egoism made me go about it the wrong way and I wish that it was not a factor in my life but it is. Also talking to my mom definitely help make a good decision for me. If I was stuck in the same dilemma in the future I would come straight out and tell the truth. Like I said earlier I am wiser and smarter now. As I wrap it up, I leave you with this. Do not let anything get in the way of making the right decision, be your own