Making a reasoned judgment

In my school i was required to make a judge on a case given by the teacher, here i let mines:

ethics or life?

when sombody has to sourvive often tends to make wrong decisions and to break the ethical rules imposed by the society. In those conditions could be possible to find a solution that may be accepted by people?
On the one hand it is likely to break what has already been established in a society by makeing a decision that would not have been taken unless the situation requires it; For example, if a poor mother desesperately needs to earn money to feed her chils, it is considered wrong to steal? it is incorrect to make a non-ethical decision in that case? In my opinion, in these types of circunstances some people usually make some decisions that would not have taken in ordinary situations.

 On the other hand, there is an ethical solution in most of the cases; For example the same women with her starving daughter, intead of stealing could have started working anywhere, in any job, no matter if it is the worst of all or the best one, just because of earning money and buying food. Although it would be easier to steal, thinking before acting would probably increase the possibilities to find a solution for the problems without involving illegal or unethical actions.

 Finally,  it is not simple to search for a fitting solution neither to think clearly and in a correct way moreover in my view in those cases people have to slow down, give time to the plight, and find out any form for reaching to an ethical solving fot he extreme situation.

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