Judy was a twelve-year-old girl. Her mother promised her that she could go to a special rock concert coming to their town if she saved up from baby-sitting and lunch money to buy a ticket to the concert. She managed to save up the fifteen dollars the ticket cost plus another five dollars. But then her mother changed her mind and told Judy that she had to spend the money on new clothes for school. Judy was disappointed and decided to go to the concert anyway. She bought a ticket and told her mother that she had only been able to save five dollars. That Saturday she went to the performance and told her mother that she was spending the day with a friend. A week passed without her mother finding out. Judy then told her older sister, Louise, that she had gone to the performance and had lied to her mother about it. Louise wonders whether to tell their mother what Judy did. Required:
a. Should Louise, the older sister, tell their mother that Judy lied about the money or should she keep quiet? Why?
b. In wondering whether to tell, Louise thinks of the fact that Judy is her sister. Should that make a difference in Louise's decision?
c. Why or why not?
d. Does telling have anything to do with being a good daughter?
e. Why or why not?
f. Is the fact that Judy earned the money herself important in this situation?
g. Why or why not?
h. The mother promised Judy she could go to the concert if she earned the money. Is the fact that the mother promised the most important thing in the situation?