Should this statement: "Engineers should issue public statements
only in an objective and truthful manner" be part of a principle of
code of conduct in an association for professional engineers?
Yes, because engineers are supposed to explain to the public
decisions about technologies that impact society at large.
No, because engineers should not follow the ideals of
objectivity and truth as all statements we made are dependent on
the culture or the ethic group we belong to.
Yes, because engineers can influence through their reputation
the way the public thinks and judges technologies
No, because engineers are not supposed to make public
announcements but design and maintain new projects which are most
of them protected by patents.
