Fact Pattern 2-2 Wally Who Has Been Hired as the Human Resource Manager

Fact pattern 2-2
Wally who has been hired as the human resource manager for a company that has recently formed and started operation comes to you for advice regarding the need for an ethics policy.He tells you that he believes that appointing a lower-level person to address any ethical concerns is sufficient because higher levels in the company do not need to be concerned about anything that does not directly involve a violation of the law.
-Refer to fact pattern 2-2.What would you tell Wally regarding the relationship between law and ethics?

A) That law seldom reflects society's consensus about what constitutes appropriate behavior.
B) That patterns of unethical behavior tend to result in illegal behavior over time.
C) That patterns of unethical behavior tend to result in more onerous business regulation.
D) Both that patterns of unethical behavior tend to result in illegal behavior over time and that patterns of unethical behavior tend to result in more onerous business regulation.