Ethics is defined by you for you, and by me for myself.
What I have is none of your business. And what you prefer to do is none of mine.
Some of us will gravitate to each other obviously because we think along the same lines.
Others only toss stones when its not their way.
My instructors book from teaching hunter education backs this up and always has.
And if your ethics don't change as you age, then you may have a problem in progression according to what normally happens.
What does it say specifically, your instructor's book?
In my instructor's book it says ethics are "what you do when no one is watching". That's verbatim.
I also believe a man's character has much to do with that decision as well. I question the ethics of the father in the OPs original post. The kid is just doing what dad tells him...unfortunately, he's also learning from that experience.
