Which element of whistle-blowing is absent from the following case: An engineer knows that his company is breaking the law by periodically allowing untreated wastewater with a low pH into the sewer, creating a risk of killing the bacteria at the municipal wastewater treatment plant. The engineer sabotages the company's discharge creating a spill that draws the attention of the authorities and then explains to them what the company has been doing.
A) Merely passes information along to authorities
B) Justifiably believes wrongdoing has occurred
C) Intention to end wrongdoing (not merely revenge)
D) Serious wrongdoing

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The engineer does not merely pass information along to authorities; instead, he takes direct action to draw attention to the wrongdoing by sabotaging the company's discharge system.

Which Element of Whistle-Blowing Is Absent from the Following Case