Risk in Terms of Privacy Than Our

¶ … risk in terms of privacy than our medical records...do you agree? Or, are your financial records more at risk, especially given events in the news lately. Which is greater in your mind (yes, you have to pick one)? Why?

Although keeping your medical records private is important, I believe that it is more important to keep your financial records private. Identity theft is one of the most prolific crimes of the modern era. As soon as someone has your information, they can hack into your bank account and take all your money or apply for credit cards in your name, leaving you broke. It is also very difficult to prove identity theft.

Drug testing in Sports; Drug testing in the construction industry; Drug testing for retail employees; Random drug testing for all employees; what principles can you pull about the pros and cons of drug testing from these different situations?

Drug testing in sports is designed to ensure that everyone is playing at his ability, without aids like steroids. It is also important that they not be doing drugs because sports players are heroes to small children and they have a responsibility to set a good example. The construction industry is a dangerous one. Men are handling heavy equipment and using heavy machinery. If someone were intoxicated or high and using these tools, they could endanger themselves and others. By forcing employees to undergo drug testing, the employers are making a statement about the kinds of employee they want working for them.

3. Is merit a matter of definition? Who decides what it is to merit a position more than another and what are the implications? Why is the concept of merit itself so important in our society and why is it so much a part of the affirmative action debate?

The word merit is a subjective one because it requires that someone other than the self-evaluate another individual and determine his or her worth. Such as a student being graded by a teacher on an essay. Much of whether or not the student passes the assignment will be dependent upon how the teacher perceives not only the essay but the student as well. In that context, he or she defines merit. In the Affirmative Action debate, it has been argued that deserving students are rejected from jobs and schools because of positions that are set aside for minority students. There have been reports that under Affirmative Action, white students were rejected to universities and African-American students accepted even though the grades of the white student and test scores were higher. The idea here is that merit should be based upon data and an objective determination be made.

4. What is the difference between negligence and intentional homicide? Can negligence ever get to the point where it can be considered intentional?

Negligent homicide is a death wherein the victim died due to the lack of attention or care by the responsible person. Intentional homicide is when someone decides to kill another person. Negligence, if carried out on a continual basis can become intentional homicide. There is a case in Florida right now where a woman named Casey Anthony would chloroform her daughter to make her sleep and then leave her in the trunk of her car while she went partying. One of these times, she overdosed the child and the little girl died. In this case, her continued negligence led to a homicide and it could be argued that she understood the danger to the child and thus it becomes intentional homicide. For a corporate executive who is negligent in terms of safety which results in the death of an employee, he or she should be held accountable for intentionally creating an unsafe environment. It brings to mind the story of the Titanic and how the White Star company intentionally under supplied the life boats because they were unattractive.