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Exhibiting Moral Disengagement Theory
Moral disengagement refers to the process of an individual convincing themselves that ethical standards do not apply to them in certain situations. This is better exemplified by the case of Lynndie England where she believed that her participating in the torturing and humiliating of the suspects in the Abu Ghraib prison was right and necessary. Lynndie did not see any reason as to why what was being done to the prisoners could be wrong. In fact, in an interview, she clearly states that she feels no remorse for her victims. She justifies her actions and believes that she was doing what was right and necessary. Based on her testimony, Lynndie said that there were worse things that were taking place at the prison and her posing with the prisoners as seen in the photos was part of the process of breaking the prisoners. Lynndie still feels that she did nothing wrong and was only doing what others were doing and following the examples of her superiors. Lynndie's beliefs were modified and she held on to the fact that her bad behavior was good and had resulted in good things happening later on. Although she felt some remorse after some of the US soldiers were killed and injured after the photos went public, she does not seem like she did anything bad.
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However, not all the soldiers believed that what was being done to the prisoners was the right thing and it is for this reason that the images were finally leaked. The soldier who turned over the CD with the images believed that what he saw was inhumane and it violated everything that he had been taught on the rules of war. Therefore, it is clear that the soldier was not morally disengaged like the other soldiers. In order for the soldiers to extort information from the prisoners, they opted to dehumanize the individuals and force them to participate in activities that are inhumane. They also treated them in a manner that demonstrated that they were less human and deserved what they received. Dehumanizing is a method of moral disengagement that people use to justify their actions and beliefs. The treatment that was accorded to the prisoners was justified in that the soldier saw them as less than humans.
Moral disengagement allows individuals to disengage from the negative consequences and to minimize their perception of the harm that they might inflict on others. There are different ways that people and companies exhibit moral disengagement.…
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