Monthly Archives: December 2011

December 31, 2011

The “Your Right To Engage in Ignorant and Dangerous Speech Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t Unethical For Me To Help It Be As Loud As Possible” Dept.: ABC Full Circle and WordPress

As the New Year dawns, we see two companies in the communications business, and two situations raising the question, is it ethical or unethical to allow someone to use your product or service to broadcast harmful speech? Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Religion and Philosophy, The Internet

Tagged as ABC Full Circle, Bare Naked Islam, bigotry, disease prevention, Disney, free speech, hate speech, ignorance, Jenny McCarthy, Lowe's, The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Times Square, vaccines, WordPress

December 31, 2011

Philidelphia’s Conflicted, Shameless, Greedy—But Law-Abiding!— City Council

Philadelphia’s City Council voted for an absurd pension deal,and now are cashing in on it themselves. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity

Tagged as accountability, conflict of interest, corruption, DROP, fidciary duties, greed, Marian Tasco, pensions, Philadelphia

December 30, 2011

A Frightening Figure, Setting Off Ethics Alarms

Seldom do figures so clearly indict the unethical practices and statements of so many. Continue reading →

10 Comments

Filed under Character, Citizenship, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as Democrats, federal budget deficit, General Accounting Office, honesty, Medicare, National debt, President Obama, Republicans, resonsibility, Robert Samuelson, selfishness, Social Security, transparency

December 30, 2011

Unethical Quote of the Week: Patrick Lott

Nobody’s perfect, but almost everyone can avoid taking secret videos of naked teens. Continue reading →

3 Comments

Filed under Character, Education, Ethics Quotes, Gender and Sex, Law & Law Enforcement

Tagged as "Nobody's perfect", Bernardsville Middle School, New Jersey, Patrick Lott, rationalizations, school administrators

December 30, 2011

Vote For The 2011 Curmie…and Education’s Shame!

Make sure you vote for the educator who disgraced hsi or her profession most! Continue reading →

2 Comments

Filed under Education, Professions

Tagged as censorship, competence, Rick Jones, school administrators, teachers

December 29, 2011

Spin, Rationalizations and Denial From the Ron Paul Faithful: An Ethics Lesson

The deceitful lengths Ron Paul supporters will go to in defense of their flawed standard-bearer! Continue reading →

23 Comments

Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Ruddigore Fallacy", accountability, deceit, excuses, racism, rationalizations, responsibility, Ron Paul, Ron Paul newsletters

December 29, 2011

Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Fake But Accurate Social Security Card”

A thoughtful take on the fake Social Security card hypothetical, and related issues. Continue reading →

Ethics Dunce: Libertarian Andrew Cohen

“Lookie lookie! Come see the Amazing Libertarian who supports intrusive state power!” Continue reading →

4 Comments

Filed under Bioethics, Ethics Dunces, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as Andrew Cohen, children, integrity, Libertarianism, licensing, parenthood

December 28, 2011

The Drunk, the Bar and the Missing ID

A woman drinks, drives, crashes, and sues the bar for not checking her ID. Continue reading →

3 Comments

Filed under Business & Commercial, Character, Law & Law Enforcement

Tagged as accountability, Chelsea Hess, dram shop laws, fairness, lawsuits, personal reponsibility, South Carolina

December 27, 2011

Ethics Hero: Julio Diaz

A true story from 2008, but still current, fresh and inspiring. Continue reading →

5 Comments

Filed under Character, Daily Life, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity

Tagged as caring, Juan Diaz, kindness, NPR, respect

Monthly Archives: December 2011

The “Your Right To Engage in Ignorant and Dangerous Speech Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t Unethical For Me To Help It Be As Loud As Possible” Dept.: ABC Full Circle and WordPress

Philidelphia’s Conflicted, Shameless, Greedy—But Law-Abiding!— City Council

Unethical Quote of the Week: Patrick Lott

Vote For The 2011 Curmie…and Education’s Shame!

Spin, Rationalizations and Denial From the Ron Paul Faithful: An Ethics Lesson

Ethics Dunce: Libertarian Andrew Cohen

The Drunk, the Bar and the Missing ID

Ethics Hero: Julio Diaz

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