An innocent man is being chased by an angry mob of 20 men Th

An innocent man is being chased by an angry mob of 20 men. The man eludes the mob by cutting down an alleyway and looks for a place of safety. The innocent man knocks on a stranger\'s door, asking for his protection. The stranger allows the man in and intuits that the man is innocent. Moments later the angry mob appears at the stranger\'s door asking if he knows the whereabouts of a man they are hunting. From a Deontological perspective, what should our stranger do? Explain your answer.

Solution

He will say that the man is not in the house because he believe that is innocent