According to Michael Davis's complicity-avoiding view, whistle-blowing is morally permissible if
A) a practice or product does or will cause serious harm to individuals or society at large.
B) what you will reveal derives from your work for an organization; you are a voluntary member of that organization; you believe that the organization, though legitimate, is engaged in serious moral wrongdoing; you believe that your work for that organization will contribute (more or less directly) to the wrong if (but not only if) you do not publicly reveal what you know; and these beliefs are true and justified.
C) a practice or product does or will cause serious harm to individuals or society at large and the charge of wrongdoing has been brought to the attention of immediate superiors.
D) the charge of wrongdoing has been brought to the attention of immediate superiors and no appropriate action has been taken to remedy the wrongdoing.

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Michael Davis's complicity-avoiding view on whistle-blowing emphasizes the moral permissibility of whistle-blowing when an individual believes that their work contributes to serious moral wrongdoing by their organization, and this belief is both true and justified. This view is detailed and specific about the conditions under which whistle-blowing is considered morally permissible, focusing on the individual's relationship to the wrongdoing and the legitimacy of their concerns.

According to Michael Davis's Complicity-Avoiding View, Whistle-Blowing Is Morally Permissible