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Saturday, April 11, 2026

EVERYTHING KING: Line between right, wrong seems blurry at the moment - MidlandToday

In this week's Everything King, Wendy poses some ethical questions about how to walk the line between tattletale and whistleblower

So, we made it through Christmas on the way to the new year.

Omicron put a nasty wrinkle in so many people’s holiday travel plans.

It was so disappointing for many people — well, for the ones who followed the rules and recommendations.

There were a couple of situations that really got me thinking, so let’s play a little game of “What would you do”?

These are ethical-dilemma types of questions.

Situation No. 1:

Suppose you go to a restaurant for dinner with a family member. You all show your proof of vaccinations for entry. Then you remember hearing this relative does not agree with the vaccinations and buys into the conspiracy theories.

She is not vaccinated. So, how did she have documentation? She says she has a fake certificate.

Your head starts spinning.

Fake I.D. — at her age? How do you even get that? (I never knew how to get a fake identification as a teenager let alone now.)

The wheels start turning. What do you do? This person is basically — and literally—committing fraud, right?

Do you confront her? She has just, with her decision and dishonesty, put everyone at your table in jeopardy — not to mention the wait staff and the restaurant, which has an obligation to check for vaccinations.

On the other hand, it’s the holidays and you don’t want to cause a rift in the family. They won’t listen to your argument anyway.

Should they be allowed...



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