According to Immanuel Kant's $"$On a Supposed Right to Lie from Altruistic Motives," we are justified in divulging confidential information, and avoiding deceptive tactics or lies, in answering inquiries from one who wishes to take into custody, or to harm, a person to whom we owe a duty of care to protect his confidence and his interests, because if by a lie we have hindered the custodial detention of$,$ or foreseeable danger to$,$ a person who holds our privacy in confidence, then A$.$ We have failed to perform our duty to protect the public interest $.$ B$.$we have performed our duty to prevent such danger from coming to those with a right to rely on our confidence c$.$we are responsible for all the unforeseen consequences, including any harm or danger that might accidentally come to the those who have a right to rely on our confidence