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<p>At the time I was at Bryn Mawr, the “Gestapo provision” in the HC honor code said that no matter what the unique circumstances may be, no matter whether the misbehaving student is only hurting himself, no matter whether I think that the punishment he will face is disproportionate to the crime or that a particular Code violation is none of my business, I MUST not only confront him but turn him in, or else face discipline myself.</p>
<p>What I want to do is speak MY MIND, not my self-preservation instinct. I want to make my own ethical decision about what’s right under those circumstances based on my own conscience; I do not want to be forced to turn somebody in because it’s my butt on the line if I don’t.</p>