Excuse as I may not have this thread in the proper forum section.
I was visiting a cohort in his office when he produced on his computer monitor an article about a martial artist being an arrested on child molestation. He had appeared to have done more research, and found other news correspondence, with other martial artists, committing other crimes or misconduct. His origination of our discussion forthwith started; “Look, your people are messing up everywhere. Looks like your guys are not so perfect after all.”
I started to discuss, on how many people have a stereotype or misconception of a lot of things. And like clergy, police officers, and even mothers of children, all have fallacies and all have problems with the law or proper virtuous behavior.
Do you think it is within the interest of martial art discipline to be dishonest and/or be treacherous?
Should a martial artist carry on any manners to be deceitful?