In your line of work, you would be required to report any kind of mistreatment under both the utilitarian and deontology philosophy. According to the utilitarian philosophy, an action is morally justifiable if its consequences are largely beneficial. By reporting mistreatment you are preventing the action from reoccurring and potentially harming others, the greater population. Similarly, you would also be required to report such abuse under the deontology philosophy because you are a moral agent that is required to follow the Golden Rule, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Longest & Darr, 2000, pg. 187). According to the deontology philosophy, you should not focus on the consequences of your whistleblowing as your duty as
