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Precion, Irish S.

30, 2012 Seminar 3 Top 10 Moral Dilemmas

June

10. For me I will not pull the chair from underneath even if he threatened me that he will not only kill my son but also the other inmates. Pulling off that chair would mean that I will be the direct murderer of my child and I cannot bear that in my conscience. I know others will see that as a selfish decision but still at the back of my mind there is still that doubt that even if I kill my child that does not give me an assurance that the sadistic guard will not kill those other inmates and the hope that he might still change his mind and have pity on the people. Also, you cannot blame a parent if one would rather save the life of his child than that of others.

9. I will choose to work on the paramour of my wife. I will not let my emotions affect what I do because it will not lead me to anywhere I will only make things worse. Working on with the wife will put my efforts into waste because I know for a fact that she will eventually die at any time while the man has a bigger chance surviving. I think it will be best if I can save at least one life and as for the wife, I will just tell her that I forgive her so that she will be at peace once she dies. 8. I will not tell directly my friend about the e-mail because there is a company policy of not revealing the contents of the email but as a good friend I will not leave my friend blinded about everything that is going on because if I were in his position I would rather know what is happening even if that would hurt me than be taken by surprise when the time comes. Since I cannot reveal the contents I will just find other evidence and ways to give him an idea that something wrong is going on and it will be up for him to know what that is. He may or may not discover that but at least I have done my part as a friend and I will make it sure that I will be there to support him no matter what happens. 7. Criminal law taught us that one should be convicted if his guilt is proven beyond reasonable doubt. I do not have the right to judge him with regard to his murder case. As a Christian I will testify that I saw him at the restaurant because that is the truth, it will be depend on how the court will weigh the evidence. His but that does not mean that I will forget about what he did to my child. We may have moved to another place but the scars of the past will still be there. I may not change the past and the pain it brought to the whole family but I can change and control our future. I will still pursue my childs case and do everything I can to give justice to what happened to her but our

worlds will not stop because of that bad experience. We must move on and be strong for each other. 6. Thou shall not kill. That is one of Gods greatest commandments. It did not qualify if the killing is has a good or bad intent, what is written there is that no one should take the life of another for whatever reason. Yes, taking her life may give the possibility of saving the others but there is also the possibility that such will not work. What if after using the dynamite and sacrificing the pregnant womans life still the people cannot get out. Also you will deprive her unborn child the chance of seeing the world. There may be other ways of using the dynamite without killing somebody. It may be the fastest and the most convenient way but it is not the best way to get out of there. And if you are in the position of the other people in the crowd, if in case the plan will work out, will you be happy if you survived knowing you have to kill somebody to be alive? 5. My instant instinct will be to save my daughter because of the fact that she is my daughter. However, in the given instance I have ample time to save everyone I will save first the neighbor then my daughter but I will make sure that I will do everything right because their lives are at stake. I should not only take into consideration the safety of my daughter but also of her friend because when I agreed to bring her along I also assumed the responsibility of taking care of her and keeping her safe until she comes home to her parents. 4. Even if I will let the woman take the blame and escape the liability still I will not have peace of mind until the day I die or until I finally confess that it was my fault. That is the price of lying. But if I assume the liability and take all the blame I may face a very chaotic situation but after everything is settled and all the dramas will subside my life will slowly go back to its normal routine. 3. I will say that it is my sons bag no matter how painful it is. I know my wife and my son will hate me for that and I may even hate myself for that because I can take the blame if I want to but it will not make the situation better. Having someone to take responsibility for ones fault will not help that person instead you will teach him to be irresponsible. I know he is a good boy but if I or my wife will take the responsibility he may still continue doing drugs because he knows that if anything may happen somebody will cover for him. He has to learn his lesson even if it means learning it the hard way if that is the only way to make him realize that what he did is wrong however that does not mean that we will despise him. The family will be there for him every step of the way and I have to explain to him in a manner that will make him understand that it is for him and that we will not blame him for what has happened because I know we as a couple also contributed to what has happened to him. There is something wrong with how we raised him. The family will work everything out.

2. If it is the bomber who will be tortured then I agree because the life of many people is at stake. It is for the common good. I cannot sit in just one corner starring at that bomber and wait for the bomb to explode killing hundreds of more innocent people including women and children. As for his wife, I do not agree on torturing her because she is innocent and has nothing to do with his husbands business but if this would entail the lives of other people out there who also have their family waiting for them at home and who will be devastated for their loss then I guess I will have to agree with Machiavelli that the end justifies the means. 1. I will go to my friends boat, ensuring my rescue, but reducing the chances of the others on the boat being rescued. Yes it is selfish because I ensured my safety but that is not my point. I will go to my friends boat, call for rescue and make sure that I do everything I can to rescue the people on the other boat. That way there is a bigger chance of saving everybody. If I will not come in that boat the rescuers may come late and all of us who stayed in the sinking boat will die and efforts will be put to waste. However, if I will be the one to personally take care of the rescue I will be able to tell the authorities about the real situation of the boat as well as of the people. At the end of the day no efforts will be put to waste and everybody will be saved.

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