We should expect everybody to care about the morality and ethics of their actions. That's a pretty low fucking bar IMO. In software, this is one way that manifests.
It would be too much to expect engineers to somehow be angels without the threat of punishment when even doctors need these systems.
But on the other hand, imagine if you heard about this agile thing but you can’t legally apply it because waterfall is mandated and if you apply agile you might be stripped of your license to practice software engineering.
This isn't a very meaningful statement as people widely disagree about what the ethical action is.