When making a choice the question "Is this ethical?" should always be asked. To help answer this The 10 Rules of Ethical Decision Making should be followed. The rules are as follows:

1) The "60 minutes" rule. 2) The "no one will know" rule. 3) The "abdominal dissonance" rule. 4) The "only-this-once" rule. 5) The "alter ego" rule. 6) The "Nazi" rule. 7) The "trust me" rule. 8) The "long run" rule. 9) The "self-esteem" rule. 10) The "golden rule." (10 Rules)

These ten simple concepts are what keep humans civil and honest.

In my case I did not fallow all of these rules. To be honest I did not think of any of them. Specifically I violated rules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8. The "60 minutes" rule says if confronted you can comfortably explain and defend your actions. I was in violation of this because even though I had a good reason in my head it would not justify breaking rules to other people. In my opinion the "no one will know" rule is where I completely broke down in my ethical thought process. My whole scheme was based on no one knowing. If I had said to myself, "If I do this because no one will know about it, I'm probably making the wrong decision -- and I'm definitely making it for the wrong reason." this entire problem could have been avoided. The "only-this-once" rule. In high school I was the kid who was never suspended, never had detention, was never sent out into the hall, or never had my parents called due to pour behavior. So I figured just this once I will be a little daring and bend the law which led me to making an unethical decision. Had I followed the "alter ego" rule maybe I would have seen the seriousness of my decision and the stupidity of my choice. The "alter ego" rule says that "When in doubt, I need to discuss this dilemma with someone whose doubts, questions, standards, and perspectives will help me to clarify my own."(10 Rules) I foolishly surrounded myself with others who felt that it was a good idea so I was never offered an opposing argument to my own. Finally I was in violation of the "long run" rule. By making ethical choices based on thinking long-t

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