Applied Business Law: Moral V. Legal

Applied Business Law: Moral v. Legal

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Part I:

1. Would you turn your VERY best friend in for…. (YES or NO)

a. Stealing a candy bar from Walgreens b. Keying someones car c. Getting drunk d. Doing drugs e. Backing into a car in a parking lot and leaving the scene ––––––– f. Getting in to a fight/seriously injuring someone g. Stealing a car h. Getting drunk and forcing themselves on someone sexually i. Murder

2. What would happen if your best friend did any of these things at school?

Outside school? Part II: Bad Samaritan Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=dWJJF_jCavk

1. What are your feelings about David Cash?

2. Should he be in jail? Why or why not?

3. What could have caused Jeremy Strohmeyer to do this crime? Would you accept an excuse from him?

4. How does morality play into law? Part III – A Current David Cash?

Read the article “The Necessity of Morality” dated 11/9/2011 and answer the following questions

5. Do you agree with the author that there are similarities between these two cases? Explain.

6. Did Joe Paterno commit a crime in this situation?

7. In your opinion, was Paterno’s behavior as morally reprehensible as David Cashes?

Why or why not?

8. Do you believe highly paid, highly influential individuals should be held to different standards?

Why should Paterno’s almost celebrity status make a difference in this case?

9. Was Penn State justified in terminating Joe Paterno? 10. In light of his passing, how do you think Papa Joe will be remembered?