"I was just taking orders" is the excuse some have given in the past for doing bad things. It's an excuse that did not excuse wrong actions then, and it's not good enough today. It's a lame excuse because all of us should exercise our own ethical conscience even when given orders by an authority.
Bion Bartning of FAIR supports a high school student and her family for not blindly following orders when her conscience demanded more investigation. She was directed, as student government treasurer, to pay $375 to an outside activist who was going to speak to the school about "systemic racism." She refused because she needed more information about the speaker.
Instead of being intimidated and silenced, this student (Sahar) and her family took a stand against race essentialism and in favor of a pro-human approach to fighting racism.
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