Ethics codes can be reinterpreted situationally to justify professional participation in torture.

Evidence

Adopting a situationist view of ethics, Melvin Gravitz explained to the CIA that a code of ethics must be used flexibly depending on circumstances. He invoked the national obligation justification for involving psychologists in military interrogations. A former APA president reassured the CIA that prolonged sleep deprivation is not torture. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2376 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Professional bodies enabled abusive interrogation by certifying it as safe and ethical; The APA ethics code was rewritten under military influence to justify interrogation roles — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2374; Situationist ethics framing allows professionals to waive moral prohibitions. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2376 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Situationist ethics framing allows professionals to waive moral prohibitions. #expands (0.93) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2376