What Are Ethical Standards?

If I was approached by a friend by an ethical issue. I would first ask them what the issue is. If the issue is something illegal I would first hear their reasoning of why they wanted to commit the act. I would ask them if there isn’t any other way than committing the unethical act. I would not assume that they are doing it for personal gains because not everyone thinks of ways to benefit solely themselves.
My definitions of ethics is the cultural norms placed upon us on the way we are perceived to act. To others it may seem as though ethics does not change between cultures but situations that we face here in the United States of America are not the same as Port Au Prince, Haiti. In Haiti you don’t take into consideration the actions of others while here in America we are told to always help others when we see them in danger. This shows how we would have different morals and view on ethics. The Ethical Standard differ from …show more content…
I came out unscathed with nothing in my record but because they searched my bag and saw my idea they wanted to spread the word to make sure I was as hurt as possible. They even asked if I was working and where my job was located just to make sure they could completely ruin everything within my professional life. Through the whole ordeal my morals and personal values didn’t change I still hold myself in the same light and with what’s going on in the news currently I carry myself higher.
If I encountered my situation again, which won’t happen, first I would tell the person to unhand me because they are harassing me by touching me. Before I handed everything I would wait for the police to show up knowing that they weren’t allowed to search me because it is illegal since they aren’t within government payroll. I would also make sure that I recorded the whole altercation and that I screened my emails more frequently since the Student Rights and Responsibility starter email had no indication of how important it