Ethical responsibility is found in those who are compassionate. Those who are compassionate tend to look at things at broad view. Ethical responsibility is defined as doing something morally good without expecting anything in return. Based on the article,”Can The Law Make Us Be Decent?” by Jay Sterling Silver, the article proposes the idea that a federal law should be made in order to require people to be ethically responsible. Though many may argue that Silver’s argument is invalid, most will find that his argument in fact agreeable because by having a law requiring people to be ethically responsible, more lives would be saved and society will improve as a result of people becoming ethically responsible for others. The author proposes the…show more content… For example, in the article “If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans” the authors states,”it should be a call to change U.S. law to require each of us to render at least minimal assistance, where possible, to those at risk of suffering grievous injury or death”(Allred and Bloom 2). This evidence is significant because it shows that people would not truly be ethically responsible in view of the fact that a law is requiring them to do as they're told to and not from their free will, but most will find this argument illogical. By not having a law that requires people to be ethically responsible, it will be bad for society. Another example, in the article “If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans” the author states,“each of us recognized a moral responsibility to come to the aid of others, we would all gain the benefits of a stronger and safer community”(Allred and Bloom 2). Base on this evidence, this is significant because if a law was to be created requiring people to be ethically responsible for other, society would benefit of a stronger and safer community. The establishment of a federal law requiring people to be ethically responsible is argued upon the idea that by having a law won’t make people truly ethically