Are you Universalist or Particularist?
Are you Universalist or Particularist?
May 13, 2020 Comments Off on Are you Universalist or Particularist? Uncategorized Assignment-helpYou are riding in a car driven by a close friend. He hits a pedestrian. You know he was going at least 35 miles per hour in an area of the city where the maximum allowed speed is 20 miles per hour. There are no witnesses. His lawyer says that if you testify under oath that he was driving only 20 miles per hour, it may save him from serious consequences.Question: What right has your friend to expect you to protect him?1.) My friend has a definite right as a friend to expect me to testify to the lower figure.2.) He has some right as a friend to expect me to testify to the lower figure.3.) He has no right as a friend to expect me to testify to the lower figure.Question: What do you think you would do in view of the obligations of a sworn witness and the obligation to your friend?1. Testify that he was going 20 miles an hour.2. Not testify that he was going 20 miles an hour.