Question 7GS4GS2

Identify the ethical issues and dilemmas in the above case.

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5Compassion towards Maintenance team → My duty could result in their job loss. (6) Utilitarian vs Deontological: Maximum good for Driver's family, Maintenance team. True reports imperative of consequence. b Options available to me: (1) Blaming the driver for irresponsibility drinking alcohol while on duty. Merits → True supporting, Truth Other drivers warned, Jobs of Maintenance team saved. Compassion. (2) Half truth (Crisis of Conscience) → Demerits: Impossible behavior of Maintenance team and Lost lost in team & Driver's family. (3) Reporting Both the causes, along with pointing out inadequacies of the checks & balances and Internal audit mechanism.

Holistic approach to the problem. Merits → Dedication to my duty No place for any wrong-doer. Losses to Maintenance team & Driver's family. Demerits → Half truth (Crisis of Conscience) c In my opinion, most ethical would be to point out responsibility of maintenance failure, along with inadequacies of checks within the system. Justification: (1) Maintenance team's inadequacies would lead to larger issues and more accidents → Against common good approach. (2) Driver is an individual but maintenance team is a system. Systemic failure affects moral corruption in falluring duty by almost everyone. Against Deontological ethics. (3) Maintenance failures would lead to reduced trust on government department of transportation → Chaos could occur. Driver's irresponsible behaviour must be also taken into account, and such issue must not be expected by enhancing professional ethics in individuals.

— Ketan Shukla

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Driver's irresponsible behaviour must be also taken into account, and such issue must not be expected by enhancing professional ethics in individuals.

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Ketan Shukla

2024

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GS4GS2

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Ethics

Professional Ethics and Accountability

Options and Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas

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