Discussion question - Essay Example

SET A: The U. S. Border Patrol The given scenario depicts a similar issue and according to the Border Patrol agents, “this is justified”. Morally, a theoretical concept is there in the book “Ethics: theory and contemporary issues,” writer says that “Natural law is the moral law written into nature itself. Natural law theory holds objective moral good and bad, right and wrong, derived from human nature and its inherent orientation to its well functioning and fulfilment, and that this is knowable by natural human reason.

The basic principle of the idea of natural rights is that they are self-evident and inalienable (MacKinnon, 76).” In fact, American Declaration of Independence 1776 is the clearer formulation of this concept. Thomas Jefferson mentions a quote about the equal rights of all men “that all men are created equal, with certain inalienable rights.” This is the source for ascertaining what should be weighed “natural right.” Another time, the U.S. Border Patrol Agents’ similar assertion from the case when they state it is justified for the reason that a considerable amount of Latinos in border regions are in America illicitly (MacKinnon, 76) their assertion moves against the “natural right” in accordance to what Jefferson told.

Moreover, the statement disagrees with the equality principle. Author also defines the principle of equality in this book as, “It is unjust to treat people differently in ways that deny to some of them significant social benefits unless we can show that there is a difference between them that is relevant to the differential treatment (MacKinnon 196).” SET B: U.S. Prisons and JailsAmerica has archaic laws regarding drugs. Against the trade of drugs, the law enforcement has been very restricted to imprisoning causal drug users.

In Mexico, the drug lobbies, and the prison lobbies that are operated privately, both expend obscene amounts of wealth, to see that recreational drugs stay illicit. Until the U.S. laws are restructured, the jails will be overloaded, with people who are young, incarcerated for non-violent offences, like use or possession of just a small amount of drugs. As noted by Auroch, most of the privately operated jails are owned by the “1 per cent,” and the Republican Party is controlled by this “1 per cent”.

(HumanJustice.org. 2010) However, it is obviously not accepted and the U.S. government should consider this massive issue and make suitable laws about this because this is against the human rights.