The basic rule of ethics is doing good and avoiding evil and the moral preferred action are the one which produces the greater good and also produces the lesser evil. The mayor may not be examining the consequences of these gifts at this time, he may recognize only the dimension of one effect without considering the other dimensions. The mayor accepting these gifts will have a negative effect on how he makes decisions regarding matters that concerns these people, based on the gift he receives from them. For instance, based on his previous relationship with them, the mayor will not afford to turn down any proposal from them that needs his approval. The action taken by the mayor does not represent the greater good in the sense …show more content…
What they ought to do, is to change their immoral act. By ethics (choices people make on what is right and wrong) we have come to accept their act, as heavy drinker and someone who do not keep a job as what is wrong. By moral standards and norms, their actions are irresponsible, so they should not put the solution to their problems on having a child. Their behaviors are modifiable, is something they can change on their own before bringing in a child. If they did not resolve their issues and change their habits, the child will bear the consequences. It will bring a negative influence on the life and upbringing of the child if they continue with their unethical ways. The action do not represent the greater good in the sense that, for moral judgement to be reliable all significant consequences must be identified. Now if the child did not stop Edna from drinking and could not stop Todd from losing jobs, what then happen to the child? Of cause, the child will end up with a psychological trauma of seeing the parents arguing and fighting all the time. The parents will benefit more from the good and the consequences ethically did not justify the decisions and actions of the