tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812521051458649538.post8183986257657650015..comments2023-04-22T21:52:33.961-07:00Comments on ETHICS @ Rhodes: ANOTHER DILEMMA!?Doctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812521051458649538.post-60790396483292987422011-12-08T20:48:42.930-08:002011-12-08T20:48:42.930-08:00I was reading the blog when I came upon this post....I was reading the blog when I came upon this post. Though I know the semester is over, I wanted to introduce an opposing statement.<br /><br />I believe I would provide an alibi.<br /><br />I'm aware that this guy has likely led an immoral life so far. I'm also aware that he might have hired someone else to kill his wife. <br /><br />However, I don't have proof of that. And knowing that he might have been innocent would constantly be on my mind. If I allowed him to get imprisoned under wrong terms, it would be my fault. Allowing this to happen would be acting in a immoral way to gain my own self-righteous vengeance. <br /><br />The important term here, of course, is self-righteous. I wouldn't be doing this for my daughter. Yes, he hurt my child. But, more importantly - if there was no evidence to tie him to the rape, it means I didn't notice in time. This means that she dealt with that pain while I lived in blissful ignorance. <br /><br />Of course, there might be other reasons there is no DNA evidence. He might have been meticulous in his assault, and was very intelligent in his method of protection.<br /><br />However, even assuming this point, I'm aware that this vengeance would be for myself. Not for her. <br /><br />If she was unable to testify against him, there's something restraining her. To see him go to jail would arise conflicting emotions in her. However, the second she found out that his imprisonment is based on a lie, she would never look at me the same. <br /><br />I would have already failed her once. I would not be able to do it again.Victoria Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789534618290470960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812521051458649538.post-35715070563563204542011-12-06T08:38:05.509-08:002011-12-06T08:38:05.509-08:00If I were in this situation, I would keep quite. F...If I were in this situation, I would keep quite. For one, in my mind I am convinced that this man raped my daughter, even if he didn’t, somewhere in the back of my mind I will always think that he did. Another reason I wouldn’t say anything is because I don’t know for sure that he didn’t do it. Like you said, he could have paid someone else to do it. Unfortunately, with my past with this guy, for all I care he can defend himself. Due to the fact that this is not the first questionable situation he has been in, I find it hard to believe that he is not guilty of one.Allycia Kleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951213829120806475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812521051458649538.post-33759843080161108742011-12-06T05:40:27.499-08:002011-12-06T05:40:27.499-08:00Although it may not seem the most moral course of ...Although it may not seem the most moral course of action, I would not provide an alibi for the neighbor. If I truly believed that he raped my 8 year old daughter, not only does he not deserve his freedom, but allowing him to remain free endangers others around him. So while he may not deserve to go to prison for murdering his wife, he certainly deserves to go to prison, and not providing an alibi simply provides a means to that end.Grace Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462966609317058100noreply@blogger.com