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Post by Admin on Jan 14, 2015 11:27:37 GMT 3
As we move into our discussions on Ethics, I would like you to test your own. As you take the follow short quiz and watch the videos, keep in mind that there isn't a right or wrong answer necessarily. After you finish, give a brief reaction to the quiz and as to how our ethics are good but can sometimes cause controversy. abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/page?id=10614513Pst due by Web, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:59pm.
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Abdul-Aziz Al-Saleem
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Post by Abdul-Aziz Al-Saleem on Feb 4, 2015 21:29:04 GMT 3
In the first scene, when the girl was being harassed in the restaurant, naturally i would step in to defend her if she was being harassed to a high degree, however the controversy here is that even though i have good intentions, i have no right to be involving myself in a couple's fight where I have no idea what the woman did to deserve being harassed.
In the second scene, when the mother let her children out of the car and was going to drive away, I would call the police because just the fact that the woman let her own children out on the road means that she isn't capable of the responsibility of parenting meaning that her kids need to be taken from her and put into care. The controversy here is that I have no right to interfere with how a mother decides to discipline her children.
In the final scene, a mother is being harassed in a restaurant for breast feeding in public, I decided to confront the manager because his comment towards her was a step over the line, because if he was uncomfortable with her breastfeeding in his store then he could have pleasantly asked her to stop instead of being aggressive about it and offensive.
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Post by Bader on Feb 9, 2015 8:47:35 GMT 3
In the first instance, a women is harassed at a restaurant. Usually, stepping up and defending her is what one should do. However, a strange person does not have the right to interfere in a persons relations, epecially if said person only has seen so little. Now, if it was extreme violence, then it would be appropriate to act.
In the second instance, when the mother left her children on the street, a person would assume she is evil and unfit as a mother, thus contact with authorities may seem the most adequate response. Yet, it could be her way of parenting, and that working or not or being a valid method or not is not a stranger's right.
Finally, a woman in a restaurant was being harassed, that is because she was breadth feeding in public. Now, while that is inappropriate and wrong to do, immediate harassment could have been avoided. The person, who is the manager, should have warned her first.
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Post by Abdulaziz Alsumait on Feb 9, 2015 18:08:16 GMT 3
In the first scenario, a woman who was brutally beaten up, is harassed at a restaurant in front of the customers. I personally would've minded my own business, but had it reached to the extent where the man starts beating his girl friend, i would've acted out of instinct. However, it is in no way my business to interfere with the couples' dispute.
The second scenerio where the mother drops her girls off half way home was very disturbing. I personally agree with saleem, on the fact that after doing that she is not fit to be a mother and should have her kids taken away from her until she is. Because a human trafficker/rapist could've took them right off the street, as no legal guardian could've saved them. I would have called the cops instantly and stayed with the girls until the cops arrived. However, just like the first scene, I don't have any right to involve myself in this mother's punishment towards her daughters.
In the final scenario, where the woman was breastfeeding her infant, I would've personally minded my own business. It isn't a pleasant thing to watch, but I am in no way offended by this. And yes, I think I do have the right to intervene because the woman was breastfeeding her baby in public.
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Post by alaahasan on Mar 9, 2015 8:42:05 GMT 3
In the first example, a ladies is bothered at a restaurant. Normally, going up and guarding her is the thing that one ought to do. Nonetheless, an abnormal individual does not have the privilege to meddle in a persons relations, epecially if said individual has seen so little. Presently, on the off chance that it was amazing viciousness, then it would be proper to act. In the second example, when the mother left her kids in the city, a man would accept she is shrewd and unfit as a mother, consequently contact with powers may appear the most satisfactory reaction. Yet, it could be her method for child rearing, and that working or not or being a substantial technique or not will be not a more interesting's privilege. At last, a lady in a restaurant was being bothered, that is on account of she was expansiveness bolstering in broad daylight. Presently, while that is unseemly and wrong to do, prompt provocation could have been evaded. The individual, who is the chief, ought to have cautioned her first.
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Abdullah Al-Khaledi
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Post by Abdullah Al-Khaledi on Mar 9, 2015 8:53:24 GMT 3
Our ethics are controversial to say the least. When what is legal crosses what our religion dictates and what our morals say, making a decision becomes very difficult. For instance, in the first scenario a person might feel compelled to confront the man, but is afraid that he might get into trouble because the man might be powerful. Also, in the 2nd situation, if i were to walk up to the girls, people might accuse me of kidnapping. And in the third situation, if i side with the woman then im going against my religion.
The thing about ethics is that they are subjective, the diversity of humans and their ideas is a survival mechanism that we cannot tamper with.
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Mohammed Al-Kooheji
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Post by Mohammed Al-Kooheji on Mar 10, 2015 13:07:30 GMT 3
Ethics are a controversial subject because they greatly differ from culture to culture or even person to person. In the first scene, a woman is verbally abused by her presumed boyfriend. If it was left at verbal abuse, I probably would not have interfered but merely been irritated or bothered by the matter. However, as soon as the matter escalates into physical abuse I would immediately interfere. While verbal arguments and debates can be a subjective matter that one should not interfere in without being aware of the context, physical abuse is a universal wrong, no matter the situation. In the second scene, whether I would decide to interfere or not depends entirely on the context of the situation. It depends on how far their house is, how familiar they are with the environment they were dropped off at, and the danger level of said environment. It also depends on contextual information such as have they walked home from this route before? It could be that the mother has practiced the usage of this punishment before and their house is only a couple of blocks away. When I first read the subject of the situation, I visualized the children being pre-teens or teens. However, upon watching the scene I realized that they are very young children, who cried and complained that they didn't know where they were. It is at this point where I think one should intervene, as the safety of the children is left entirely to the mercy of who finds them first. Offering the children a lift would be the first thing that comes to mind, confronting the mother upon arriving at the house, but the children have probably been taught to not accept offers of this nature from strangers, in which case heading to the police and leaving the safety of the children and the confrontation of the mother up to them would be best. In the third scene, I would have verbally interfered with the owner of the restaurant, as public breastfeeding is permitted in most states, and if the owner does not make it apparent that he does not allow breastfeeding at his restaurant then he has not right to approach the woman and talk to her as he did. A polite approach would have been more appropriate as well as more effective, and if the woman does not comply he could request that she leaves his restaurant.
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Post by Turki AlOsaimi on Jun 7, 2015 20:58:12 GMT 3
At first, a women was brutally beaten up, harassed at a restaurant and in front of her customers, in my personal opinion, i would mind my own business and back off, but it got way ou of hand.
the second scene i didnt like it at all and i found it to be disturbing, were a mother drops her daughter halfway through the road.I would have called the cops instantly and stayed with the girls until the cops arrived. However, just like the first scene, I don't have any right to involve myself in this mother's punishment towards her daughters.
In the final scenario, where the woman was breastfeeding her infant, I would've personally minded my own business. It isn't a pleasant thing to watch, but I am in no way offended by this. And yes, I think I do have the right to intervene because the woman was breastfeeding her baby in public.
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