1) Policy officers have dealt with several ethical dilemmas throughout the years. Occasionally they think they are making the right decision either because they think it is right or because they are told to do certain actions in a certain way. The system itself has its own code of ethics, and sometimes it might contradict a police officer’s belief. All police departments have their own value statements, mission statements, or even a code of ethics. The Frontline documentary is one of the numerous documentaries that show examples of several ethical dilemmas that police officers have faced in the past which includes their own code of ethics.
2) Several NOPD officers faced an extremely strong ethical dilemma during the flood following hurricane Katrina, which was when they were …show more content…
What the dilemma was: The dilemma was that police officers were shooting looters when they weren't really given the order or the right to do it. Not only that, they were also taking advantage of that situation by killing whoever they wanted to kill.
b. The role of the individual faced with the dilemma; The role of the individual faced with the dilemma was actually a former NOPD officer named David Warren.
c. The decision that was made; The decision that was made was killing the man who was supposedly thought to be looting, who was Henry Glover.
d. Whether the decision was the right one; That was not the right decision because it involved the taking of a human life and not only that, also, it violated that person’s rights.
e. whether any other stakeholders should have been involved in the decision-making process; Several police officers were involved, even the forensics department was involved.
f. The consequences of that decision; The consequences were that the former NOPD officer Warren was convicted of murdering Glover. However, the other officers that helped him were charged for obstructing a federal investigation by burning the body and the car, then later getting rid of the
2) Several NOPD officers faced an extremely strong ethical dilemma during the flood following hurricane Katrina, which was when they were …show more content…
What the dilemma was: The dilemma was that police officers were shooting looters when they weren't really given the order or the right to do it. Not only that, they were also taking advantage of that situation by killing whoever they wanted to kill.
b. The role of the individual faced with the dilemma; The role of the individual faced with the dilemma was actually a former NOPD officer named David Warren.
c. The decision that was made; The decision that was made was killing the man who was supposedly thought to be looting, who was Henry Glover.
d. Whether the decision was the right one; That was not the right decision because it involved the taking of a human life and not only that, also, it violated that person’s rights.
e. whether any other stakeholders should have been involved in the decision-making process; Several police officers were involved, even the forensics department was involved.
f. The consequences of that decision; The consequences were that the former NOPD officer Warren was convicted of murdering Glover. However, the other officers that helped him were charged for obstructing a federal investigation by burning the body and the car, then later getting rid of the