documentary Hot Coffee by Susan Saladoff was exceptionally inspiring to contemplate the commonly accepted ideas on the United States legal system. Hot Coffee begins by clarifying the truth behind the lawsuit of Liebeck v. McDonalds Restaurants. After presenting what really happened to Stella Liebeck‚ the documentary leads into the tort reform movement that has been confining civil rights since the beginning. Showing how dissembled the tort reform has been‚ Hot Coffee presents the spilled coffee case and
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Explain using the ethics of cultural relativism the advantages and disadvantages of whistle blowing Cultural relativism is the principle regarding the beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself (Chegg.com: 2012). It is the concept that the importance of a particular cultural idea varies from one society or societal subgroup to another and that ethical and moral standards are relative to what a particular society or culture believes to be good or bad‚ right
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The war of the sexes is as old as time itself and Thurber’s “The Catbird Seat” provides an interesting point of view in this ongoing war. While the protagonist‚ Mr. Erwin Martin‚ displayed characteristics stereotypically common of the female sex‚ his nemesis‚ Mrs. Ulgine Barrows‚ displayed characteristics more commonly observed in men. These two characters did not understand each other‚ nor did they seem to want to bridge the gap. Thurber’s story is set in the early 1940’s‚ creating an expectation
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Coming clean is at the heart of this deontological theory. Despite the fact that Kant had no chance to get of knowing the self-sacrifice that is regularly required in whistleblowing‚ I believe that Kant would need a person to stand firm in coming clean‚ regardless of personal result. Virtue theory requires a person to personify trustworthiness and boldness. Reporting unethical colleagues‚ patient safety violations‚ or health
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The city of Desert Hot Springs (DHS) has been in difficult financial struggles because of their first bankruptcy. Now‚ the city has been having an on going debate on whether they should get rid of the Police Department or make more budget cuts. Doing this is a huge mistake because not only will it affect the residents of DHS it will also leave the city vulnerable. If the residents don’t feel safe who’s to say they won’t leave the city and move somewhere else. This will then cause stores to lose money
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The Hot Tub Mystery Case Study Jillene Robbins 11am Part I 1. Observations made by the paramedics were; the Underhills being under water at the bottom of the hot tub‚ empty bottles of wine‚ the water in the hot tub felt way too hot‚ and that the bodies had been dead for some time. 2. How hot was the hot tub? How long have the Underhills been dead for? Are they on medications? Any other health issues for the Underhills? How long has the maid been home before discovering the couple? 3. Taking Lasix
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Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Due Artize L. Johnson Professor: Steve Harris LEG 500 Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corporate Governance 26 April 2015 According to Halbert‚ Ingulli‚ & Frey (2015)‚ whistleblowers are people who decide to report unethical or illegal activities‚ usually activities under the control of their employers. They may be working for private companies‚ nonprofit organizations‚ or for the government. A whistleblower is an individual working in an organization who decides
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assignment in the Homeless Case Management Unit of the Southwest Family CalWORKs district as a Homeless Case Manager (HCM). She was responsible for assessing the needs of homeless and at-risk of being homeless families applying for/or already receiving CalWORKs obtain and retain permanent housing through advocacy‚ communication and the identification and facilitation of services. Productivity: Ms. Hakopian fully accepted her responsibilities as a GAIN Homeless Case Manager. She demonstrated her commitment
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CASE 10.2 Hot Coffee at McDonald’s First of all let’s clarify what is the story is‚ what are the facts? There was this woman (Stella Liebeck) who poured a cup of coffee (Mc Coffee) into her lap. Because of that she suffered third-degree burns. Her medical expenses worth $10‚000 and the and of the case she got $ 2.7 million. Sounds a bit strange isn’t it?! Here come my ethical problems. Did her permanent scars‚ the $10‚000 medical bill and all that torture she went through worth that
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Effect of Seat Belt Enforcement Tens of thousands of Americans die every year in motor vehicle accidents. As a result of the increasing number of fatalities each year‚ the United States began to take action to reduce the amount of avoidable deaths on the road. Following the lead of New York‚ States implemented mandatory seat belt laws that required people in vehicles to wear seat belts‚ or risk a fine for failing to do so. The enforcement of seat belt laws significantly increases the use of seat belts
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