Let me start by saying...
Wow, what a truely epic question, that hadn't even come within the remote boundaries of the realm of my mind, lol.
Hmm, I believe the answer to that would be yes, it would be self justified to those that participated (unless they did it against their morals), however few others would be able to understand/agree with their moral alignment.
Soz, but unfortunately I am unequipped with the pro knowledge and understandings of the likes of cosmo kramer, scorch and those guys who write massive pro responses on stuff often concerning morals.
Good luck with getting decent responses for it though, very interesting question