A Question of Ethics
How would you feel about someone deciding to post the names and addresses of every homosexual he knew about on the Internet? Let's further stipulate that this wouldn't violate any laws, because he'd obtain all the name and address info through public sources.
Would a person who published such a list be considered a "good guy," or a "bad guy" in your book? Is this behavior ethical in your opinion?
How about if the situation I described above was just slightly altered?
Discuss.
Would a person who published such a list be considered a "good guy," or a "bad guy" in your book? Is this behavior ethical in your opinion?
How about if the situation I described above was just slightly altered?
A pair of gay activists are raising the stakes in the fight over same-sex marriage, vowing to post on the Internet the name and address of anyone who signs a petition to ban gay marriage and civil unions in Massachusetts.
Discuss.
Posted by Doug Williams on
Friday September 9, 2005 at 11:26am
Ethics is defined as a set of principles of right conduct. How would posting the names of people who sign a petition fall within that definition?
Maybe pictures of the people in Alcholics Anonymous with their first name...after all, they are in a public gathering and volunteering their first names.