Baslow Case: Energy vs. Fish
Robert Abalos
10/11/17
Professor Sheinberg Engineering Seminar – ENGR 4323 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
BACKGROUND 3
DISCUSSION 4
CONCLUSION 4
REFERENECES 4
APPENDIXES 4
INTRODUCTION
When engineers practice good ethical behaviors, they use all possible evidence to support their claim, but when lawyers must use ethics they are not required to give all the facts; they only need to give those facts that are pertinent to help their case. If they have conflicting evidence they can omit those facts to better help their client, if what they say isn’t an outright lie. This is where the problem lies when whistleblowers try to get the truth out to the public. They include the details which may sound controversial
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This is the idea that an internal individual exposes wrongdoing to those within or outside of the individual’s organization. This can mean that he discovers his supervisor is acting unethically and goes above his head to report him, or in some extreme cases, he goes outside of the organization to expose major wrongdoings to the public or to the appropriate authority figures. The term whistleblowing is generally only used when an insider exposes things about his own organization. The first use and origin are unknown to us, although some relate this to a whistle indicating danger or police officer blowing his whistle to stop wrongdoing. These instants are still questionable because they depict outsiders warning of another entity whereas whistleblowing is from an internal source. Regarding Dr. Baslow and his case he was the internal source that came out to tell the public what is wrong. His manner in this instance earned him an award, the AAAS for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. He was a co-recipient for the very first award given out. Immediately following his release of documents to the EPA he was fired and unemployed for many years. This award helped him to find a position on a research project at Cornell University. After this he decided to follow a new career as a high school science
While the major ethical error of dumping the chemical is obvious, there are many ethical errors made by Pacific Gas and Electric that make this case compelling an a lesson on how not to act in business. On the flip side, even what Erin was doing could be considered unethical. She is not a lawyer, and should not have been handling a case like this. Obviously the law firm knew this but carried on anyways. It is even worse when she is fired but then hired back because of the papers that she has regarding the contamination by PG&E. This is bribery and a form of corruption which is easily unethical under any definition. Getting the job in the first case, by making the lawyer feel bad for ...
Bouville (2008) describes whistleblowing as an act for an employee of revealing what he believes to be unethical or described as an illegal behaviour to a higher management (internal whistleblowing) or to an external authority or the public (external whistleblowing). Whistle-blowers are often seen as traitors to an organisation as they are considered to have violated the loyalty terms of that organisation while some are described as heroes that defend the values and ethics of humanity rather than loyalty to their company. In the medical community, it is the duty of a practitioner aware of patient care being threatened to make it known to those in charge and for those in charge to address the issues and act on it. The General Medical Council (GMC) stipulated this act of raising concern as a doctor’s duty in its Good medical practice guide. This paper will be based on the analysis of the experience of whistle blowers, reasons why they chose or chose not to take such actions and personal opinions on whistleblowing in the medical community.
Whistle blowing is a controversial topic in the professional industry. Whistle blowing is the act of speaking out against a fellow colleague or even a friend that has done something non-ethical or illegal in the workplace. A whistleblower raises concerns about the wrongdoing inside of the workplace. Employees hesitate to become a whistleblower because of the idea of becoming a snitch on fellow employees and having a bad rep around the office. This concern was lowered in 1989 with a law called the Whistleblower Protection Act that protects federal government employees in the United States from retaliatory action for voluntarily disclosing information about dishonest or illegal activities occurring at a government organization (whistleblowers.gov).
A poem without any complications can force an author to say more with much less. Although that may sound quite cliché, it rings true when one examines “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop. Elizabeth’s Bishop’s poem is on an exceedingly straightforward topic about the act of catching a fish. However, her ability to utilize thematic elements such as figurative language, imagery and tone allows for “The Fish” to be about something greater. These three elements weave themselves together to create a work of art that goes beyond its simple subject.
The term Whistleblower means “An employee who discloses information that s/he reasonably believes is evidence of illegality, gross waste or fraud, mismanagement, abuse of power, general wrongdoing, or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. When information is classified or otherwise restricted by Congress or Executive Order, disclosures only are protected as whistleblowing if made through designated, secure channels. (What is a Whistleblower?)” The idea behind whistleblowers is that they believe trying to inform the public of illegal acts within their businesses has the potential to protect the public from wrongdoing. The following studies analyze scholar’s findings on different factors related to whistle blowing as
A little fish swims happily wearing a small blue hat. However, this is not his hat. He stole it from a big sleeping fish. He is certain the big fish won't even notice since he would probably sleep for a long time and the hat was too small for his large head anyway. So he swims away confidently. Nobody saw him steal the hat. Nobody knows. Nobody but a crab who saw him swim by, but he promised not to tell anyone. The little fish plans to hide away among the big and tall plants that grow close together. He is confident nobody will ever find him there. But the big fish awakes. He notices his hat is gone. He sees the crab. The crab tells him. He follows the little fish into the big and tall plants. The big fish comes out wearing the small blue hat, swims by the crab, and goes back to sleep.
On November 29th, Mary Inman gave us a talk on the topic whistleblowing, which let me know more about the whistleblower activities and the whistleblower protection. According to the definition given by the website whistleblowers international, whistleblowing is someone who reveal the unethical or illegal activities within the company. The person can be current or past employee, or an outside individual who is familiar with the unethical activity. This whistleblower does not need to be U.S. citizen.
First I will be telling you about the pressure of being a “whistleblower”. In Fahrenheit 451 the pressure of being a “whistleblower” is so real, everyone is told to rat out everyone who has a book in their household, if they find out they have a book in the home it is burned to the ground. This is related to our society because we are pressured to do what is right, and part of my belief system is to do what is right and to point out what is wrong. For example if someone were to gossip behind their back I would try to stand up and tell them it is wrong and tell the person what the others said
Hughes Microelectronics is a company that were found to have unethical practices during the 1980’s when handling government contracts. This was brought to light by two whistleblowers that worked for the company at the time. The purpose of this is to review four main questions concerning the situation and how it was handled ethically by the whistleblower. The first and second parts will be fairly similar what were the responsibilities of the company itself, what were the responsibilities of the main whistleblower Margaret Goodearl. Next, the conflict between the two parties will be examined and also whether or not the situation was handled ethically. Lastly the question of whether or not whistleblowing is the most ethical solution
middle of paper ... ... long as the inspections/audits were completely random and only the very top management officers were privy to the reports than employees could feel as though they were constantly being watched and not participate in wrongdoing. A hot line that was sent to an outside source is also a good tool for monitoring any wrongdoing and gives the whistle blower a since of anonymity. The last tool that could help Avco prevent future problems is to have regular company outings were the employees could see where the waste was going and how it is being disposed of properly and that by doing the right thing they were saving the environment. Works Cited Whistle blowing & the Environment: The Case of Avco Environmental www.businessethics.ca/cases/wb-env1.html (March 29, 2010).
The use of a boat while fishing and some of the physics applicable to boating will be included in exploring the various ways physics applies to the sport of fishing. Other topics will include the fishing rod, fishing lure, casting, and the fish itself.
Fishing contains a wide variety of physics. when you cast you are using projectile motion and rotational motion. when you hook a fish it will often use the drag from the current agenst you. Immagine draging a fish through a swift current. You deal with the tention of your line, and the friction of the line through the guides. you also deal with friction when you use a drag.
Edward Snowden is considered to be a whistle blower because he did an unethical doing and decided to make an ethical decision by making the American people aware of the wrongdoings of our government. Snowden raised his right hand and sworn to abide by the constitution and uphold the constitution. After working with these agencies Snowden saw that it was not right and unconstitutional, so he decided to copy the files and release it to the American people. In order for him to protect himself he had to flee to a different country before he could actually release the information.
Whistleblowing is the action of an employee, who reports any unethical violations they see or come across in the firm. Employees should be encouraged to practise whistleblowing, also, organisations should encourage them to act up against unethical behavior.
Whistle blowing is an attempt of an employee or former employee of a company to reveal what he or she believes to be a wrongdoing in or by a company or organization. Whistle blowing tries to make others aware of practices that are considered illegal or immoral. If the wrongdoing is reported to someone in the company it is said to be internal. Internal whistle blowing tends to do less damage to the company. There is also external whistle blowing. This is where the wrongdoing is reported to the media and brought to the attention of the public. This type of whistle blowing tends to affect the company in a negative way because of bad publicity. It is said that whistle blowing is personal if the wrongdoing affects the whistle blower alone (like sexual harassment), and said to be impersonal if the wrongdoing affects other people. Many people whistle blow for two main reasons: morality and revenge.