Immmoral Behavior And Ethical Dilemmas

It is in human nature that one needs to feel a part of a social group, weather at the office or in their personal life. There is no doubt that in every office or social setting there are certain groups that stick together and have developed a certain loyalty to each other, even when the behavior of the group is seen as immoral or unethical. Does this constitute a moral right to speak up and break that trust? People should address situations within their group where others act in immoral ways regardless of the outcome. It is morally right to call out immorality; to stand silent is like agreeing with the behavior. Standing up to immorality results in positive outcomes but when you stand and do nothing, the situation can become worse.
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The victim and her younger brother were viciously attacked by another girl while bystanders stood by watching and recording the entire act of cruelty and failed to stop it. The ones recording the videos that went viral and the crowd surrounding the fight are just as guilty as the girl who was convicted. If someone would have stood up in a time where justice was needed, then the second attack after the victim starting walking away may have been avoided. The same principle applies to any situation in life. Imagine you’re at a party with a group of friends and one starts trouble with someone for no apparent reason and the others in the group are encouraging this behavior. You are faced with two choices with both having different outcomes. The first choice is to stand silently and allow this corrupted behavior to continue, resulting in things getting out of control and someone getting hurt. Your second choice, the morally right choice, is to intervene before the situation escalates. By stepping in and claiming that this is unacceptable behavior and that it will not be tolerated, you have stopped the situation before it had a chance to get