Ethical Dilemma Examples

9/10/2013

Why do all ethical dilemma examples have to be so far-fetched? We deal with ethical dilemmas all the time (or at least I do in my Polish-Catholic world of contemplative guilt). Why do even the examples from Harvard deal with killing pregnant women, your own child, or a cheating wife?

Why can't we have a good 'ol legal vs. ethical issue like back in the 90's when I went to school. I'd really like to find a good example so I can put to bed the - poor mother stealing formula for her baby - example that was used back in the day at UM-Morris.

Anyone have any realistic examples, communications/media related preferred, to use?

Thanks!

3 Comments

Mary Conroy

9/16/2014 11:50:16 am

I have a great topic for you! I was working as graphic designer at a sign shop in a small, liberal arts college town. An elderly man walked into the store one day and said he would like to have a magnetic sign made for his new Escalade. The sign was to read, (in CAPS) MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN. My then boss told him, "No problem!" and he could expect to pick it up next week. When the man left and my boss came to me with my next assignment, I immediately declined. I explained my concern for the man's vehicle possibily getting damaged, and him coming back to the store unhappy, and I also said it was simply against my ethics and I retused to put the sign together. He shamed me for being a bad Catholic and later fired me stating it was, "God's Will." ;) No regrets

Rachael

9/20/2014 11:22:37 am

Thanks for the comment Mary. And for the record, I don't think your a bad Catholic (and neither would the Pope!). If you don't mind, I would like to share this example with future classes when discussing ethics.

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7/22/2023 08:49:41 am

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