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The Tears of Keith Ellison
The statement by Ellison, who converted to Islam, and the tears that accompanied it, raised a few ethical issues, beginning with the Ethics Alarms standard, “What’s going on here?” Continue reading
When the “Everybody Does It” Excuse Works: Police Dog Cruelty in North Carolina
“Everybody does it” does not make unethical conduct ethical, but it is a legitimate defense when the “everybody” who “does it” tried to take your job away for doing the same thing. The judge didn’t say that the abuse was right. He said that it was unfair to fire an abuser from an animal abusing organization for abusing animals. Continue reading
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Ethics Alarms Presents “The Mosquies”…the Best and Worst of the “Ground Zero Mosque” Ethics Train Wreck
The “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy is an epic “ethics train wreck” that has spread its destruction far and wide, across regional, ideological and national borders, leaving confusion, misunderstanding and bad feelings in its wake. Now is as good a time as any to take stock of the situation, and to recognize those who have distinguished themselves during the carnage, for good or ill. To this end, Ethics Alarms presents its first annual (and hopefully last ever) awards for outstanding ethical and unethical conduct during the whole mess, “The Mosquies.” Continue reading
