African American males were told by researchers that they were being treated for "bad blood," a local term used to describe several ailments, including syphilis, anemia and fatigue (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d., para. 1). However, the black men did not receive the proper care needed to cure their illness, they were betrayed because they felt they had found hope when they were offered free medical care by the US Public Health Service (CDC, n.d. para. 5). In short, they believe that their research was more important and they hope that one day their research will then be considered utilitarian because they did the right action in which their study is for the greatest number of people who will later be treated for the sacrifice of the few (Neher, WW Sandin, PJ, 2007, p.