Over the past twenty-five year resaerch ethics have become an increasingly important aspect of any research concerning human subjects. While much of this is good there are downsides. First, most research ethics are framed on the basis of medical research and exagerate the dangers of resrearch to the subjects. Second, they are falsely presented as a response to Nazi crimes. In fact, as Robert J: Proctor has pointed out the Nazis had a strict code of research ethics which shows that they can be manipulated to produce evil results. Third, the potential for research ethics to create new forms of censorship and destroy academic freedom is overlooked. Finally, research ethics rarely address the issue of academic fraud. The materials presented here are intended to create debate about the nature and purpose of research ethics while encouraging ethical behaviour.