Kory Floyd Code Of Ethics

In my opinion, ethics is one of the most controversial topics that can be approached. According to Kory Floyd, ethics is “a code of morality or a set of ideas about what is right” (30). The issue though, is each person’s code or idea might vary between cultures and individuals (Floyd 30). In the United States, having a population of over 318 million, this variation can be extremely problematic. Thus, to ask if something is ethical or not, all ideas of ethics should be taken into account. This reasoning is important because, according to our founding fathers’ decree on independence, everyone has the right, in the United States, to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. How I act, dress, speak, feel, and even live are all an expression of my personal rights, stated above. What we have seen though, as different worlds have collided, is the creation of laws defining and pinpointing what is considered ethical, to our majority. Take for example, the “Respect for America’s Fallen Heroes Act.” The creation of this law came about to “prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries” (Rogers et al. 1). The …show more content…
in Kerns and Sampson 3). Ethics laws, on the other hand pertain to standards of behavior that may or may not align with your personal ethics (Kerns Sampson 3). He goes even further to explain that ethics laws, like the “Respect for Fallen Heroes” should actually be named codes of conduct, and that all ethical laws can address is moral choice. Moral judgement, on the other hand, is left of the person making the decision (3). With this understanding in mind, now the real answer of WBC’s actions being ethical or not can be answered. Yes, according to the law now in place, they are unethical, but their judgement of whether they should or should not protest, that is up to