Misplaced loyalty ( or mistaken loyalty, misguided loyalty or misplaced trust ) is loyalty placed in other persons or organisations where that loyalty is not acknowledged or respected; is betrayed or taken advantage of. It can also mean loyalty to a malignant or misguided cause.
unwise
wrong
rash
foolish
Unreasonable
misplaced
( LOYALTY )
It is misguided loyalty to refuse any further.
Star Trek TOS