Analysis of the Ethical Principles - Article Example

Student’s name Course code+name Professor’s name University name Date of submission 1. ARTICLE ONE Article summary The alcoholics volunteer to help in keeping the city clean in exchange of 10 Euros, tobacco and five cans of beer. The work starts at 9 am and end at 3:30 pm with an aim of eliminating the social mischief among the alcoholics. Moreover, it gives their life a structure. The article is unethical Analysis of the Principles Confidentiality principle: Some of the alcoholics and witnesses who commended on the kind of services that was being offered by the alcoholics declined their identity to be revealed as a matter of confidentiality. Citizenship principle: The alcoholics are out to help the country by offering their services in cleaning the streets in exchange of alcohol, tobacco and 10 Euros. Under this circumstance, the alcoholics are acting as responsible citizens by respecting the community laws like environmental and social responsibility. The alcoholics feel satisfied with the job well done at the end of the day. In addition, there is a sense of contributing to the society. The project participants are happy to be doing the cleaning voluntarily. Transparency principle: There is transparency among the group of workers due to the level of truthfulness and openness. One of the workers records the number of beer they have drunk; but in his absence the workers do this on their own by recording the exact number of beers drunk without any supervision. During this time, there is some level of trust among the workers. Reliability principle: Once workers have been provided with beer and paid 10 Euros they accomplish the work of cleaning the street. The work is done even in the absence of the organizers once they have been supplied with the beer. Fiduciary principle: The alcoholics are engaged in cleaning the street without receiving any material gain but solely on the consent and their knowledge. Dignity principle: All the workers respect one another at the place of work since they work in groups. 2. ARTICLE TWO Article summary The Dutch cities parking bays are too small to support the modern cars. As a result most people avoid parking their cars in the cities; a move that has drastically reduced the revenue collected by the local council. The article is ethical Analysis of the Principles Reliability principle: The council should honor the commitments in terms of the parking services they offer to the motorists. There is need to expand the bays to accommodate the modern vehicles for the motorists to continue enjoying the services. Fairness principle: All the motorists with vested interests in the parking bays need to be treated fairly and without any discrimination regarding the kind of vehicles the Read More