Category Archives: Ethics Scoreboard classics
Tales Of Ethics Dunces Past: Recalling the Self-Indulgent Suicide of Hunter Thompson
Recalling Hunter Thompson’s unethical suicide. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Family, U.S. Society
Dwarf Tossing Is Back. So What?
Is dwarf tossing unethical? Continue reading
Another Santa Assassin
Yes, another grade school teacher decided to rescue her young charges from the fleeting myth of Santa Claus. Continue reading
Filed under Education, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Family, Popular Culture, U.S. Society
Penn State Primer: 15 Ethics Alarms on the Duty to Rescue and the Bystander Problem
For perspective on Penn State: here are 15 Ethics Alarms stories about rescues, non-rescues and bystanders, brave and apathetic. Continue reading
Herman Cain’s Unethical Abortion Doubletalk
Herman Cain’s explanation of his position on abortion to Piers Morgan was ethically incoherent at best, unethical at worst. In either case, his comments show that he hasn’t devoted sufficient serious analysis to the issue to allow him to have a responsible and consistent approach. That is status quo for most Americans. It is not acceptable for a President of the United States. Continue reading
Memorial Ethics,Part I: Recalling The Martin Luther King Memorial Controversy
Now that the Martin Luther King Memorial is ready to unveil, it is a good time to reconsider the passionate arguments claiming that the choice of its artist, who lives in China, was an insult to King and what he fought for. Was it? Continue reading
Ethics Quiz: Is It Wrong For A Rescuer To Sue The Victim He Rescued?
A well-established principle known as “the Rescue Doctrine” holds that if someone is in peril because of their own negligence or recklessness, an injured rescuer can recover damages if he acted reasonably and can prove that his injuries were caused by the rescue attempt.
That’s the law, however. This is ethics, and your Ethics Quiz today is: Is it ethical for a rescuer to sue the person he rescued? Continue reading
Flashback: “Ethics Test at McDonald’s”
The incident that inspired the essay still troubles me. I wish I could blame McDonald’s for the callousness that my 2006 experience and last week’s incident in Maryland exposed, but unfortunately, our problem relates to the Golden Rule, not the Golden Arches. Continue reading
