In Chapter 3, we talked about various guidelines about research ethics, among which an important principle is to do no harm to research subjects. Let’s assume that you conducted a research project and followed all the protocols, and you feel certain that you have protected your subjects well. However, the research findings you have are somewhat surprising, and you can imagine that people with certain political standing can use it to justify actions that potentially hurt disadvantaged groups. Do you see any ethical problem of publishing these results?
