Philadelphia Movie Essay

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The dilemma of the film is whether it is ethical to fire Andrew Beckett who is fully competent at his job simply because he has a disorder(HIV). Was it ethical to fire Beckett even though he was fully capable of doing his job? In the film, Becket was seen to be beyond capable of doing his job as he was one of Charles Wheeler's best assets. He had defended several clients in huge successes and had been friends with Wheeler himself. Wheeler wrongfully discharges Beckett because of his strong discrimination of his homosexuality and because of Beckett's AIDS. According to American statutes, it is illegal for an employer to fire a man because of a terminal illness such as AIDS or Cancer, provided that the illness does not impede the
They concluded that the defendant believed that Andy wasn't a good lawyer but then gave him one of the most impactful lawsuit for one of their most important clients and then said that it was all a test. They then went on to say that it didn't prove to them beyond a reasonable doubt. Their decision was based upon the evidence shown by the plaintiff. The plaintiff proved to them that Wheeler had began to Fail in his duty of care directly after he had found out that Becket had AIDS and was a homosexual. Wheeler had failed to reach his moral minimum in relation to firing Beckett. The prosecution's main claim was that Wheeler had and has been ethically irresponsible in the work environment for employee discrimination. The plaintiff claims that Wheeler hated gays and treated his employees with AIDS with disrespect and disregarded them. Plaintiff supports this claim by calling upon a witness to the stand. This is a woman who used to work for Wheeler and she says something along the lines that, “He treated me normally but once he found out that I have AIDS he would often times avoid me and disrespect me.” The plaintiff also bring up the managing partner of Wheelers Business and he asks the partner if he had known that Beckett had aids before they fired him and he replied with a yes. They pursued justice for Beckett when the court ruled in favor of him and allegedly awarded him $4.5 million for payback, damages for pain and suffering, and punitive

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