Virtues and Vices

Throughout the first section of the Text on Socrates, Euthyphro shows that his virtues are pretty much perfect when it comes to justice. He is willing to turn in his own father, for what we think would be man slaughter, so he receives his punishment for his wrongdoing. This is what should happen in the perfect world, there should be no bias for anyone that commits a crime and even if they are family members it is your duty as a citizen to turn them in. However, this is not the way that things should happen. This would also be Euthyphro's vice, he almost takes justice to literaly and doesn't realize his obligation to protect his family. It is not just a plain black and white decision that he killed someone, I have to turn him in. To some point I think that you can't get yourself involved if your family member were to be a mass murderer. Then I think that you have to turn him in because of the severity of the crime and obviously who ever did those crimes was not in the right place mentally. However, I think that you have a obligation to your parents for the fact that they gave birth to you, raised you, and took care of you. Also without them you wouldn't exist. I think that Euthyphro needs to step back from the situation and look and see what he is actually doing by prosecuting his father.