McInturff Gary <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'EMC Ethics', on Thu, 14 Jul 2005:
>This brings up the issue of "situational ethics". Is it any more >ethical to be just a little bit wrong for just a short time Yes. >than it is to just ignore the issue and try to do better some time when >its more convenient? No. >I'm voting no on that. I suppose the risk was mitigated but not sure >the ethics of the situation were affected. Once you bring 'absolutes' into the mix, you leave the real world at high speed. Do doctors always tell the whole truth to patients? Do lawyers ever use theatrical methods to convince juries? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. Deadlines are 90% of deadliness. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
