When Police Set Up Sobriety Checkpoints, They Aim to Lessen

Multiple Choice

When police set up sobriety checkpoints, they aim to lessen drunk driving and save lives. While not required, the makers of apps that help users navigate around the checkpoints have complied with the public request of several legislators and have obediently stopped operating. After studying about ethics and social responsibility, which of the following statements applies to this situation?

A) Laws represent the minimum guidelines that companies must follow, whereas a company's ethical stance may venture beyond the minimum level of compliance.
B) App developers that keep operating are showing corporate social responsibility because they demonstrate concern for their investors, which is exactly where their focus should be.
C) App developers no longer operating are acting philanthropically toward government.
D) App developers that keep operating are showing their distrust for big government, and their avoidance of contributing toward philanthropic causes.