Ethics [December 16, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"Unlike some of the other teachers here, I still expect you to complete a final examination this week," Anakin said as he shut the door and began passing out paperwork. "I will provide you with a series of scenarios. You write down which option you would pick, and why. Since this is Ethics, there are no black and white absolutely correct answers to anything. What matters to me is that you have some sort of reason for your choice. If your logic is faulty or snide or clearly half-assed, that's when I will become...unhappy."

And when he was unhappy, final grades reflected it. He'd come a long way--he used to kill people when he was unhappy...

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Scenario #2

[sith_happened]

You're an excellent swimmer out for a walk in your new outfit. You hear the screams of a teenager crying for help from the water. There is no danger to yourself if you attempt a rescue. What do you do?

a) Rescue the kid.
b) Keep on walking. There is no moral imperative to save people and no legal obligation to try.
c) Try to find someone else to help.
d) None of the above.

Re: Scenario #2

[furnaceface]

Jono was staring at this one, but mostly because he could hardly believe that it was being asked in the first place.

A. Obviously. I can cut my bloody way out of my clothing if it comes to that, but I can't just let somebody drown. My trousers aren't worth anybody's life.

Re: Scenario #2

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

a) I can always get a new outfit.

Some of these questions were making Scully blink.

Re: Scenario #2

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

A. I know the suit won't mind. How do I know? well, perhaps because it's not alive?

She wondered if someone would answer anything but A.

Re: Scenario #2

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

a) Sure, there's no actual obligation, but it has to be done by someone, and it might as well be me.

Re: Scenario #2

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

A. Besides the fact that it's the right thing to do, there is no danger to myself, and fuck the clothes. If anyone asks, I get to say they got messed up saving a kid from drowning.

Re: Scenario #2

[nohaircutsplz]

A. If there is time I might remove anything that would be destroyed by the water first, and look around for someone else to assist in the event that my efforts fail, but I certainly would not leave the person to die. What kind of question is this?

Re: Scenario #2

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

This time, Kennedy snorted aloud.

Seriously? A. Seriously?

...did she really need to elaborate?

Re: Scenario #2

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

D. Check to see if it's a ruse by pickpockets, then rescue the idiot.