Ethics in the News Assignment

A freshman student hanged herself to death after being subjected to consistent mocking by classmates. Based on the prosecution details it was claimed that the mocking which was accompanied by physical threat was far past the pale which led to the suicidal incident (Eckholm & Zezima, 2010). The court charges were highly unusual as the offenders were subjected to piercing legal action in reference to the issue of adolescent intimidation which has increased its popularity particularly in cyberspaces as well as schools and has attracted a notable concern from the society at large (Eckholm & Zezima, 2010). The six students made the immoral decision of subjecting the freshman to both emotional as well as physical suffering despite the fact that they knew it was unethical. This resulted in the death of the victim and their prosecution based on their irresponsible conduct.

It is not right morally to mistreat an individual based on any form of prejudice because everyone is entitled to existing in a positive surrounding. Based on the ethical theory the decision to bully the student for being new in the environment was rather irrational as the students failed to evaluate the consequences that would be achieved from their behaviors. Bullying is not a permissible act in the society because it involves prioritizing the needs of certain people and regarding them as inferior while subjecting sorrow to those that are considered to be inferior. Living is a privilege that is given to every individual by the Constitution and therefore no one should pressure the other to confer this privilege. Based on the undesirable action by the group the community and the family of the deceased were subjected to suffering which should have never been the case.

 

Reference

Eckholm, E. & Zezima, K. (2010). 6 Teenagers Are Charged after Classmate’s Suicide.   Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/us/30bully.html?pagewanted=all