Assignment:
Part 1
Questions
• 1. Did the punishment in this case fit the crime? Should either of the Walling-fords have lost a job?
• 2. Could Professor Henry Wallingford have acted in good faith in helping his wife publish the article? Should his name have appeared first on the article?
• 3. Why was the state college so adamant about keeping the matter out of the press?
• 4. Could the college have disciplined a professor for disclosing information to the press about the situation?
• 5. Did Professor Geddes have any obligation to become directly involved in the case?
• 6. Should the college have informed the Midwestern Review of Education that some corrections were necessary? Is it fair that all future readers of the article in the Review will think that it was written by the Wallingfords?
• 7. Was the university obligated to make any amends to Dewey Frieze? What could have been done for him?
• 8. If the situation is kept quiet, can the case have any instruction value for students and professors regarding their conduct in the future?
• 9. Was the city manager correct in saying that Marion Wallingford's behavior at the university was unrelated to her job?
Part 2
Questions
• 1. Was it unethical for the village administrator to pronounce Upton guilty based on his response when confronted with the allegation?
• 2. Should the village administrator have informed the village council as soon as he became aware of the allegation?
• 3. Was it appropriate for the administrator to be involved or should this just have been left to the police chief, especially in light of the fact that Upton was his son's football coach?
• 4. Was it ethical for the village administrator and police chief to rehearse their answers to the news media?
• 5. Was the school superintendent's response appropriate?
• 6. Was it unethical for the village administrator to refuse to pay Upton for his accumulated sick and vacation time?
• 7. Was the village administrator's refusal to reinstate Upton as directed by three council members unethical? Would your answer be different if a majority of them directed him to do so?
Part 3
Questions
• 1. Was the city obligated to fit Wells back into the workforce of the police department?
• 2. Should the police chief have given Wells the position of process server, as it was a duty he probably could have performed?
• 3. Should the city have fired Wells immediately after he had expended his sick time following the second accident-given that he was not able to report back to work?
• 4. Was the news media obligated to give the story more complete coverage, in effect presenting both sides?
• 5. Should the city have found a nonpolice job for Wells?
Readings:
1. Punishments to Fit Crimes, But Keep It Quiet
By Edward Ericson
2. Boss, We've Got a Problem
By James E. Leidlein
3. Sometimes It's Tough to Explain
By Felix Adler