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Re:The lab-leak theory: inside the fight to uncover Covid-19... by wearywanderer on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:54PM (#27389644)
Indeed, avoiding the perception of impropriety is second only to avoiding impropriety itself. When people perceive impropriety, even when there is none, trust in the system is undermined.
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Re:The lab-leak theory: inside the fight to uncover Covid-19... by wearywanderer on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:12AM (#27390462)
At the end of the day it's up to everybody to apply their own version of the "reasonable person" test. Might a reasonable person misconstrue what you're doing to be unethical? If so, rethink your approach. Maybe there is no other option, but often there is.
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