Chapter 1.2, Problem I.14E

MAN BITTEN BY CROCODILE HE MISTOOK AS ANIMAL STATUE NOW OUT OF DANGER  CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A 68-year-old man bitten by a crocodile he mistook as an animal statue in a resort in this city is now out of danger. Mercy Joy Chipada, daughter of victim Nehemias Chipada, said her father was recuperating at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center after surgery on his left arm. On Nov. 10, Chipada, along with family members, went to Amaya View, a mountain resort in Barangay Indahag that overlooks the city’s urban district, to celebrate his birthday. Photos posted on social media showed Chipada and family members posing and taking pictures with concrete replicas of animals in Noah’s Ark, one of the amenities in the resort. A video also showed Chipada climbing down a few feet to get near the unmoving reptile and tapping its head, thinking it was just a statue. He waded in the shallow pond where the crocodile, moments after the head-tapping, locked its jaws on the old man’s left arm. Seconds after,…

Kim is a director at an organization in Oman, and is a panel member for an interview. He selects Jim who is his nephew(relative), who has qualified the written examination for a job at that organization – which of the following ethical issues is possible to happen in this situation for Kim by specifically preferring to choose Jim? a. Bribery b. None of the options  c. Conflict of Interest d. Fraud

What are the ethical implications of the following interpretations? This dirty trick is clearly unethical, regardless of the people or circumstances involved. It should be avoided. Explain.