How can the Us vs. Them heuristic result in a decision that may not be ethical?

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The Us vs. Them heuristic can mislead us into treating others as if they were not due to the same level of respect or did not have the same rights we have. We see this is how some people react when their fellow citizens commit an act of terrorism. They want due process and legal rights put aside so that the accused terrorist will be treated as less than an equal under the law.

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