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Bad Mother, Bad Football Coach
A lying football coach and a sociopaths mother can’t be “great” at their jobs, and it is dangerous to think so. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
The Compassion Bullies Strike Again!
The Compassion Bullies won, as they almost always do. Don’t think for a moment that this is good triumphing over wrongdoing, however. It is the opposite. Continue reading
Ethics Quiz: If This Is Wrong, Why Does It Make Us Cheer?
The mother’s conduct was violent, vigilante justice, and also assault and battery. Given all of these reasons why her conduct was unethical, why do we viscerally approve of it? Continue reading
Filed under Family, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Quizzes, U.S. Society
Cats, Kids, and Caretakers’ Betrayals
Perhaps most enraging of all unethical conduct are blatant breaches of trust by a person who has accepted the significant responsibility of protecting and caring for a life in need, whether it is a child, an aged parent, someone who is sick or disabled, or an animal companion. Here are three stories in this sad vein… Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Around the World, Family, Law & Law Enforcement
The Ethics of “No-Body” Murder Prosecutions.
Texas lawyer Robert Guest has opined that a Texas jury would have convicted Casey Anthony in a heartbeat, and cites as proof the February conviction of Charles Stobaugh in Denton County. He was accused of killing his estranged wife, though no body has ever been found at all. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Unethical Blog Post of the Week: ‘But What About Caylee?”’
As comments, accusations and retorts featuring the Ethics Alarms All-Stars were flying around on the blog in reaction to the Casey Anthony verdict and my reaction to some of those reactions (here, here, here, and here), Lianne Best came through with an especially measured take, one that was immediately cheered by other commenters. Continue reading
Filed under Comment of the Day, Law & Law Enforcement, Love, U.S. Society
The Despicable Nadya Suleman and Ethics Estoppel
From the beginning, the only thing keeping Nadya Suleman from being unequivocally despicable has been the lingering suspicion that she was mentally ill. It might be more than a suspicion, to be fair: having octuplets by artificial insemination when one already has six young children and no viable means of support could be called “proof.” Now even that malady is a sufficient defense: the issue is settled, and she is despicable beyond redemption. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Family, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love
Comment of the Day: “The Compassion Bullies Strike Again!”
I left the slippery slope angle out of the Compassion Bullies post, but the Ethics Alarms commenter Mike Martin is on the case. Continue reading →
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