One morning you are driving to work, and as per usual you are running a bit late, so you are driving a touch faster than the speed limit. You reach down to your stereo to change the CD, when all of a sudden your car hits something solid. You spin to a stop, but not before several more cars have run into you and each other in an attempt to avoid the accident.
As you look up and out of your car, you can see that you hit a person, and that the person is not looking very good. In fact, you are sure that they are dead. You shakily get out of your car, and look around at the damage that has been caused. Several cars have been badly smashed up, but more importantly you have killed someone with your careless driving.
As you are standing there in shock, a woman comes up to you, tears running down her face, and obviously very shook up. As a natural reaction, you ask her what is wrong. She gives you a funny look, and then she explains that she just ran over someone. You ask her where this person is, and she points towards the person that you ran over!
You don’t understand why, but for some reason this woman thinks that she caused this accident and killed the person, when in fact you are well aware that you were the cause. Whoever accepts the blame is likely to be placed in jail for a very long time. If you let the woman take the blame, there is a very good chance you will get away with it all. However, there is also the chance that you could be placed in jail for even longer for trying to cover it up. What do you do and why? Remember to use ethical decision making.
You have to admit it was you in the wrong. It's your responsibility to drive undistracted and you failed to do so. Also, this woman may have a family or life that'll she'll have to leave behind because of your mistake. You need to own up and accept the crim you have committed.
ReplyDeleteThe ethical choice to make in this situation would be to accept blame for the accident. This is not only the right thing to do, as you are saving this woman years and years of heartache, but it is also impartial. By accepting blame, you are not choosing to take the easy way out and favor yourself. You are also giving the family of the victim closure, saving the woman from jail time, and even preventing yourself from going to jail for even more time. This is why turning yourself in would be ethical.
ReplyDeleteUsing ethical decision making, I would admit that I was the one who caused the accident and hit the person with my careless driving. Even though I will be placed in jail for a long period of time, it is the right thing to do. If I were to not admit that it was my fault, I could end up getting caught trying to cover up the actions done by me & face even longer jail time.
ReplyDeleteThe right thing to do would be to take full responsibility for the accident. The women that thinks she was the cause for whatever reason shouldn't be punished and jailed for a foolish mistake that you made. It may be easier to let her take the blame but that's the wrong thing to do. Also punishment would be much more severe if you are uncovered as the culprit.
ReplyDeleteAdmitting to the person who thinks they caused a homicide that they didnt do it and saying you did it is the best way to go. As long as you were not on your cell phone or texting there should be no wrong here. There are no laws to say that looking at your radio for a split second is against the law. If the person was not in a cross walk then no one is at fault here but the person for not following street rules and regulations.
ReplyDeleteYou should admit that you were in the wrong. You know exactly what you have one to cause this accident. Letting someone you know didn't cause the accident take the blame isn't right. Though it may be a hard decision its right.
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ReplyDeleteThe correct choice to make here would be to take the blame yourself, as you are the one to have committed the crime. You made the decision to take your eyes off of the road, which is known as one of the most dangerous things to do while operating a motor vehicle at a high rate of speed. To let this poor woman who did nothing but try and avoid an accident take the blame for your carelessness is unthinkable. Besides, even if you tried to blame the woman for the incident, there are also several witnesses and possibly other digital mediums for proof that your car was the one who struck the victim, not the woman who went to jail for the majority of her life.
ReplyDeleteI would take the blame for this because it is simply my fault, I wouldn't make someone else have to go through jail for something that I did. I would talk to the lady telling her that it was my fault and that she doesn't need to blame herself. None of this would've happened if you drove responsibly in the first place so therefor it's your fault for not paying attention to where you're going when you are driving. Turning yourself in for this situation would be ethical.
ReplyDeleteI should fess up and tell the truth because it is unethical to allow someone else take the fall for possible vehicular manslaughter. I was not paying attention to the road when my CD dropped and I reached to pick it up. I am responsible for my own actions and no one should have to go to jail for what I did. It would do some good to relieve the woman of guilt and it would do me good to be sentenced to prison for reckless driving.
ReplyDeleteThe ethical decision would be to tell the truth. By taking responsibility for your careless driving you save the woman from pain and guilt. By being upfront about it you will not have to worry bout someone finding out it was you later on and receiving even more jail time.
ReplyDeleteI would tell the women that she is not the one that killed her and that it was because of me that the person is dead. i would explain that i was in a hurry and was not paying any attention to the road and in doing that cause the death of a person and a huge accident that probably have others hurt as well. The reason i would do this is because it was my fault in the first place and if i was driving correctly and paying attention to the road then none of that would have happened in the first place. Also its not right to blame someone else's death on another person when you know that you were the one that did it and not the women who is panicking and all shaken up. It's my responsibility to drive in a manner so people around me wont get hurt and so i don't get hurt as well.
ReplyDeleteI would let the the woman know it was me and not her who killed her. I'm not that heartless to let someone go to jail for a crime i committed. I would tell her that i was in a hurry for work because i was running late and that i was carelessly driving. This is my decision because if i was doing what i should of been doing none of it would have happend.
ReplyDeleteI was absent yesterday so I will write my response now. I wouldn't let her take the blame because that's the wrong thing to do. I wouldn't be able to live with the guilt and the thought of getting away with murder. I believe the family deserves justice and I would rather not be in jail for longer. This is fair to everyone even myself because I committed a crime, its impartial and fair. Its the right decision and it is well reasoned.
ReplyDeleteYou need to tell the woman that you are the cause for the woman's death. Letting the woman take the blame would be immoral and if you attempted to cover it up, got caught, you would then spend further time in jail. Proper justice is needed and you should just fess up to your actions and take full responsibility. This decision would be in proper reason and would be right.
ReplyDeleteI would go over the story with her and see who actually hit the person if it was me I would take full blame for my action cause if you tell the truth there's a better chance of less time than when you try to cover it up.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely Tell her to stop crying and relax, because i know for a fact that i hit the person and not the women. I would do this because the lady is most likely disoriented and will most likely remember later, and if she remember that i hit the person and let her take the blame then i get in way more trouble then she would of ever of gotten.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely Tell her to stop crying and relax, because i know for a fact that i hit the person and not the women. I would do this because the lady is most likely disoriented and will most likely remember later, and if she remember that i hit the person and let her take the blame then i get in way more trouble then she would of ever of gotten.
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