Category Archives: Race

April 19, 2012

Joke Ethics: The Obama Dog Jokes Dilemma and The Gut Test

Filed under Animals, Around the World, Government & Politics, Humor and Satire, Journalism & Media, Race, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "the gut test", "the Mom Test", "the New York Times test", animal cruelty, Barack Obama, culture, dogs, fairness, honesty, jokes, Mitt Romney, racism, Republicans, the Tit for Tat Excuse

April 16, 2012

Unethical Quote of the Week, Trayvon Martin Ethics Train Wreck Division: Dr. Boyce Watkins

The ugliness of the anti-Zimmerman mob’s leadership was never very well disguised, but Dr. Watkins’ candor ripped off the whole mask. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Ethics Quotes, Family, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Race

Tagged as "beyond a reasonable doubt", accidents, Angela Corey, criminal law, Dr. Bryce Watkins, Ethics Train Wreck, George Zimmerman, honesty, legal ethics, prosecutors, responsibility, Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin, trials

April 16, 2012

Ethics Hero Emeritus: Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)

A strong argument could be made that the most significant event that occurred on April 15 took place in 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, whenJackie Robinson ran out to his position at first base as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and became the first African- American to play baseball in the Major Leagues since the earliest years of the game. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Ethics Heroes, History, Race, Sports, U.S. Society

Tagged as baseball, Branch Rickey, courage, culture, desegregation, Jackie Robinson, racism

April 12, 2012

Trayvon Martin’s Mother Says That The Killing of Her Son Was An Accident. Well, That’s Certainly A Generous and Reasonable Thing For Her To—Wait, WHAT???

Just when you thought the ethics train wreck was over… Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as accidents, Angela Corey, apologies, criminal law, Ethics Train Wreck, George Zimmerman, legal ethics, prosecutors, responsibility, Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin, trials

April 10, 2012

Comment of the Day: “Unethical Quote of the Week: Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson”

Rick Jones, whose own blog “Curmudgeon Central” should be on everyone’s list of bookmarks and visited often, delivers one of the finest and most thoughtful comments ever to grace Ethics Alarms, on Professor Dyson, the Martin-Zimmerman train wreck, racism, and oh, lots of things. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Comment of the Day, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as bias, George Zimmerman, President Obama, Professor Michael Eric Dyson, racism, Rock Jones, Trayvon Martin

April 7, 2012

Trayvon Martin Ethics Train Wreck Update: The Wreckage So Far, and The Wreckers

Gallup released a poll yesterday, showing: African-Americans are nearly five times more likely to be convinced that gunman George Zimmerman is “definitely guilty” of a crime than non-blacks. 75% of African-Americans believe that racial bias led to Martin’s shooting, whereas … Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Education, Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as ABC, CNN, Congressional Black Caucus, ethical dilemma, fairness, Gallup poll, George Zimmerman, hate crime, hindsight bias, journalistic ethics, Miami Heat, NBC, objectivity, President Barack Obama, racial profiling, racism, Rep. Frederica Wilson, responsibility, Trayvon Martin