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March 25, 2011

Strange Ethics: Another Indiana Prosecutor Jumps the Rails

There’s a wonderful Charles Addams cartoon that shows a bunch of hobos and bums lying around Greek columns under a college reunion “Welcome Alumni!” banner. One of the disheveled alums says, “I used to think it was me, but maybe … Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as Carlos Lam, common sense, deception, fakery, Gov. Scott Walker, honesty, Indiana, integrity, Jeff Cox, Johnson County, legal ethics, prosecutors, trust, trustworthines, Wisconsin

March 21, 2011

And the Frontrunner for the 2011 “Eliot Spitzer Award for Outrageous Hypocrisy” is….

Now THAT’s hypocrisy! Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Professions

Tagged as cocaine, David Schubert, drug enforcement, Eliot Spitzer, ethics, honesty, hypocrisy, integrity, legal ethics, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors

December 20, 2010

Ethics Fouls and Julian Assange’s Rape Case

I’m waiting to find out if Mr. Assange will send a letter of congratulations to the Guardian for embracing his values by releasing his police report. Continue reading →

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Filed under Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, The Internet, Unethical Websites, War and the Military

Tagged as "no means no", "sex by surprise", abuse of process, AOL News, bias, biased reporting, confidentiality, consensual sex, consent, Dana Kennedy, ethics, fairness, holding charges, irony, Jessica Valente, journalistic ethics, Julian Assange, justice, leaking, North Carolina, privacy, prosecutorial discretion, prosecutors, rape, rule of law, sham proscutions, State v. Way, Sweden, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Wedny Murphy, Wikileaks, withdrawn consent

November 27, 2010

Ethics and Freeing the Unjustly Convicted: A Utilitarian Controversy in Illinois

Northwestern University journalism professor David Protess and his student reporters have been carrying out a heroic and aggressive project aimed at rescuing innocent residents of Illinois’s death row. It was Protess’s Medill Innocence Project that played a major role in … Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Education, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society

Tagged as Anthony McKinney, Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists, criminals, David Protess, due process, ethics, fairness, Gov. George Ryan, honestly, Illinois, Illinois wiretapping law, innocence, investigations, journalistic ethics, Medill Innocence Project, Northwestern University, prosecutors, responsibility, rights, secret recording, subjective standards, surrepticious recording, The Golden Rule, threat of bodily harm, undercover investigations

October 9, 2010

The Training Myth and Connick v. Johnson

I will keep my fingers crossed that John Thompson receives his damages. But the theory that will win them, if it does, is a myth. It was rotten ethics, not poor training, that cost him 18 years of his life. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society

Tagged as "beyond a reasonable doubt", "It is better that ten guilty men go free", accountability, Brady v. Maryland, compensation, Connick v. Thompson, damages, District Attorneys, ethics, evidence, fairness, guilt, honesty, Imbler v. Pachtman, John Thompson, justice, liability, negligence, perjury, prisoners, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, responsibility, training, U.S. Supreme Court, wrongly convicted

February 11, 2010

Ethics Trainwreck in Kermit, Texas

In the tiny west Texas town of Kermit, just north of Mexico, an ethics train wreck is underway that may have long-term consequences far beyond the Lone Star State. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as "Hoosiers", abuse of power, Anne Mitchell, conflicts of interest, courage, duty of competence, duty to report malpractice, ethics, friendship, loyalty, medical ethics, nursing ethics, prosecutors, Texas, Texas Medical Board, whistleblower laws, whistleblowers

January 27, 2010

Solving the Spouse Conflict Problem

If the rules don’t condemn cozy arrangements like in Dallas and Missouri, the spouses should. When no rule prohibits doing something unethical, ethical professionals still know what to do. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Family, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society

Tagged as appearance of impropriety, conflicts of interest, Dallas, Environmental Protection Agency, ethics, integrity, judicial ethics, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, prosecutors, Robert Wechsler, trust

January 25, 2010

When the Police Lie to Convict the Guilty

Gene Weingarten, the Washington Post columnist, wrote about his recent experience as a juror. What he encountered was the integrity of the system on trial. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture

Tagged as "beyond a reasonable doubt", "Touch of Evil", criminal justice system, drug dealing, drug legalization, ethics, Gene Weingarten, integrity, jury, jury nullification, justice system, Orson Welles, perjury, prosecutors, Washington Post

January 19, 2010

Sexting Ethics

A U.S. Court of Appelas looks at the practice of prosecuting children who engage in “sexting.” Continue reading →

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Filed under Law & Law Enforcement, Science & Technology, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "What's going on here?", A.C.L.U., child pornography, ethics, irreponsible, prosecutors, sexting

Tag Archives: prosecutors

Strange Ethics: Another Indiana Prosecutor Jumps the Rails

And the Frontrunner for the 2011 “Eliot Spitzer Award for Outrageous Hypocrisy” is….

Ethics and Freeing the Unjustly Convicted: A Utilitarian Controversy in Illinois

The Training Myth and Connick v. Johnson

Ethics Trainwreck in Kermit, Texas

Solving the Spouse Conflict Problem

When the Police Lie to Convict the Guilty

Sexting Ethics

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