Ethical problems and using Kidder's Ethical Checkpoints
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Ethical Scenarios For Analysis
Scenario A: Clothing the Camp Counselors
You are a first-year counselor at a camp for needy children, which is subsidized through contributions from individuals and local businesses. Yours is the only camp experience that these disadvantaged kids will ever have. One afternoon, a few hours before the next batch of children is due to arrive, a semitruck stops by with a donated shipment of new shoes, shirts, and shorts for your campers. Immediately the other counselors (all whom have more experience than you do) begin selecting items for personal use. They encourage you to do the same. When questioned, they argue that there is plenty to go around for both kids and counselors and that the clothes are a "fringe benefit" for the underpaid camp staff.
Would you take any shoes or clothing to wear?
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The solution reviews the following situations using Kidder's ethical checkpoints to reach an ethical conclusion.
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I read the scenario and have supplied an outline of sample beginning responses to the ethical checkpoints. Since my ethical beliefs may be different from yours, you might want to modify the responses. I would be totally against employees taking the clothing, because if could be used in the future and was donated for the children. Sponsors or others who donate might withdraw donations if they knew the employees were taking clothing, especially before the children could have access. If you need further help, please ask.
Recognize there is a problem. In this case, there is a problem. Clothes donated to kids, provided for charitable means, are being accessed before the people who are supposed to receive them get ...
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