ABSTRACT
Most societies have their taboos, topics which are rarely mentioned in polite conversation. In some, money matters are discouraged, particularly how one makes it or spends it. In others, sex and related cohabitation matters are frowned on. In a few, death and the rituals accompanying the disposal of the dead are infrequently heard. In many, until quite recently, corruption of any kind was taboo although it is a fact of life everywhere and a way of life in many countries around the globe. When the subject is now raised, people still pause over how much they can reveal or excuse away, even those who are morally principled, free of taint, and responsible for condemning corrupt practices or any conduct that departs from expected norms. A few recent examples of such ostrich-like behavior by people who ought to know better illustrates this reticence.
