Yoselyn Ortega Ethical Issues

Yoselyn Ortega was a nanny who stabbed two of the children she watched to death. She did so because she allegedly strongly disliked their mother and wanted to seek revenge on her in the worst way she could. Ortega claims that she should not be responsible for her actions because she was suffering a psychosis which blurred her sense of reality. However, there were signs which showed that Ortega may have premeditated the murder and intended to carry out harm. In order for Ortega to be free from the consequences of the murder, there needs to be substantial evidence which proves that Ortega was suffering from a mental illness at the time in which she could not comprehend what she was doing or what was going on around her. Two innocent children

lost their lives because someone could not control themselves.
Identify the ethical issue(s)
The ethical issues presented in this case are over justice, deception, and accountability.

The issue of justice is presented because the point of this story is to raise awareness about the case and for justice to be rightfully distributed to the proper people. Ortega should receive the just treatment for her action that she deserves and Mrs. Krim should receive the justice that she deserves for employing a woman who ultimately killed her loved ones. Deception is presented as the prosecutor claims that Ortega intended to carry out harm and deceive Mrs. Krim in the worst way possible. This article is presenting the issue over discovering whether or not Ortega really carried out the murder with harm or if she really was suffering a mental illness at the time of the event. The issue of accountability is raised as the jurors are trying to give the proper consequences and justice to the deserving

parties.
Present the key ethical values at stake
The key ethical values at stake are fairness, respect and concern for others, law abiding, and accountability.
Identify the primary stakeholders
The primary stakeholders are Ortega, Mrs. Krim, and the jurors. If Ortega is declared guilty she will suffer innumerable consequences and most likely be imprisoned for the remainder of her life. If she were to be released from her sentence early, her reputation would most likely be completely diminished and would probably never receive another job again. If Ortega were to be free from consequences, she would still most likely would not receive another job after the news of the allegations against her would be made public. If Ortega is imprisoned, Mrs. Krim will most likely feel like she received a slight justice, even though nothing is quite comparable to compensate for the loss of one’s children. If Ortega is free from consequence, Mrs. Krim will most likely be enraged and feel like she was not given justice under the circumstances. Being let free would also perpetuate the idea into society that people can kill others without penalty if they claim that they had been suffering from a mental illness. Either way the jurors would most likely be judged my the public for not only taking so long to make a decision on this case, but because when it comes to sitjuations about children, most people would do anything to favor their part.
State whether you agree with the decision and why
I do not think that Ortega should have been allowed to be a nanny because she had been mentally ill.

I think that people with a restricted sense of rational should not be permitted to take care of young children who also lack rationale. With this being said, all babysitters and nannies should have to undergo some kind of background check to ensure that they are trustworthy, mentally stable, and reliable individuals. I think that Ortega should be punished for her action. I am actually upset that it has taken over three years to get to the bottom of this case. I do not believe that Ortega had been suffering from such an extreme mental illness. I think she is using it as an excuse to be free of consequence. I think it most likely would have been impossible for her to last so long without anyone observing the discrepancies with her mentality. The fact that she left things to be inherited and important papers for her family is an outright sign that she premeditated the murder. If she is able to be free from this case and not take responsibility I will be extremely upset. It does not seem logical that someone struggling from so many mental illnesses could last so long without being noticed or getting help. I think that justice should be given to the innocent mother who is grieving and the two innocent children who lost their lives because a person could not control their emotions. In my opinion, if someone kills another person, they should be punished no matter what the

circumstances are even if they did not intend to carry out harm. I do not think a mental illness is excusable for something as serious as the killing of another human being.