*The Law Must Not Kneel: The Cowardice Behind “Orders From Above”* – Cocorioko

*The Law Must Not Kneel: The Cowardice Behind “Orders from Above”* – Cocorioko

*The Law Must Not Kneel: The Cowardice Behind “Orders from Above”* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Between the phrase “orders from above” and the familiar refrain “I was only following orders” lies a troubling passage in public life: the quiet transfer of moral responsibility from the person who acts to the unseen authority said to have issued the order. In that passage, conscience blurs, accountability recedes, and the duty to choose right from wrong is …