What Are The Pros And Cons Of Domestic Surveillance

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Domestic Surveillance
Elizabeth Mahan
SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility
Instructor: Cari Lynn Beecham-Bautista
June 29, 2015

DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE
Introduction
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines domestic as “relating to or made in your own country”. The word surveillance is defined as “the act of carefully watching someone or something, especially in order to prevent or detect a crime”. Therefore, the term Domestic Surveillance in its simplest terms can be defined as the government’s ability to protect its interest by monitoring its residents. In this paper we will review the pros and cons of domestic surveillance as well as review the classical ethical theories. While some may agree with domestic surveillance others believe that it is unconstitutional and the government should not be allowed to use electronics to monitor its residents.
Domestic Surveillance
There have been classical
Giving the examples of theories and perspectives enables a person to reflect and evaluate pros and cons of domestic surveillance or any situation rather it be political or personal. Although reviewing ethical theories gives us a clear reason as to why such a monitoring is done, this does not mean a definitive resolve exists. Therefore, there is the unfortunate fact that with any theory there will have to be a tradeoff between a certain level of privacy and a strong sense of domestic security.

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