Determining whether or not the Secret Service was virtuous in hiring Albert Gonzalez, one must understand the virtue ethics. Virtue ethics looks closely at the person performing the action and the consequences of the action. In this case, the action is the Secret Service hiring a cybercriminal and the effects of it. The theory of virtue ethics conveys that a right action is an action that a virtuous person would do in the same situation, the virtuous person embraces and lives out the virtues. Aristotle then elaborates by stating that one acquires moral virtues such as integrity, trustworthiness, and conscientiousness by repeating the appropriate acts. Based on virtue ethics, Albert Gonzalez was not a virtuous man. Although he helped the government by performing good deeds he still committed crimes. His criminal actions outweighed his good deeds. He did not display any virtues regarding integrity, discretion, or kindness. Therefore Albert Gonzalez did not contribute in applicable acts that would build him into …show more content…
The government did not intend to reward Albert Gonzalez by giving him a job, but rather allowed him the opportunity for restitution. Most people would appreciate a chance to redeem themselves, however, this was not the case for Albert Gonzalez. Unfortunately, not all criminals are rehabilitative and Mr. Gonzalez is a perfect example of this. The Secret Service used reason in hiring Albert Gonzalez in that he was knowledgeable about cybercrimes and could think like a criminal, and thus be effective in catching cybercriminals. However, Albert Gonzalez is not a virtuous person as he did not cease the opportunity to rectify his wrongdoings. Persons make mistakes and bad decisions, which doesn’t necessarily mean they are a bad individual. However, people that continue to knowingly break the law are not upstanding citizens and do not deserve to be given repeated chances to prove
Ms. Alexandra Estrada is a 45 years old Hispanic female. She arrived at BHWS from HELP USA on 11/20/2013. She is currently living in the Department of Homeless Services System since 12/25/2012. Ms. Estrada stands 4”10’ inches tall and weighs approximately 100 lbs. She is of olive skinned complexion, has bleached dyed blond short hair, and has distinct scars on her forehead and left arm.
A 26 year-old man named Guillermo Rodriguez died after his motorcycle collided with a truck. The accident occurred at Southeast Street and Federal Highway around 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, 2015. The police officers shut down the road in order to investigate the incident. The road was re-opened at 7 p.m. Detective Kevin Dupree is investigating the crash.
A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office investigator on Tuesday outlined a motive for the Dec. 12 fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man along State Route 255 in Manila, saying three of the five suspects admitted to taking part in the shooting. The day after the shooting, Cesar Valenzuela-Campos, 23, admitted to riding in the car that pulled up behind Tyson Claros minutes before he was shot, investigator Todd Fulton said. Tamara Thompson, 18, allegedly admitted the crime to a jail-house informant and Brandon Mitchell allegedly told a family friend, who called the detective, he’d become remorseful over the killing. “He said that he knew that Catie had lied to him and that he basically killed somebody for no good reason, and he could spend the rest of
On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25 year old man, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department possessing what the police alleged was an illegal switchblade. While being transported in a police van. Gray fell into a coma and was taken to a hospital. Gray died on April 19, 2015, his death was because of a spinal cord injury. On April 21, 2015, pending an investigation of the incident.
Until of course he ran runs into Shariff Garrett who was the man to finally shoot down the one and only Billy The Kid. Billy The Kid was important to the Hispanic community during his time and played a large role in the evolution of the western world in the late 1800s. People looked up to him and the law looked to find him.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman who was killed last year while jogging in Massachusetts, reported by the ABC News. According to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr., Angelo Colon-Ortiz has been found guilty in the murder of Vanessa Marcotte by a grand jury Worcester County. Early said, Colon-Ortiz is on bail of $10 million by the authorities but will be brought in the Court later on date. Colon-Ortiz was arrested two months ago after his DNA samples were matched with the samples found on Marcotte 's hands.
Convicted murderer and former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder hung himself in Massachusetts prison cell on Wednesday morning, just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case. e was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the He was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley about 3:05 a.m. Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population unit. He hanged himself utilizing a bedsheet that he attached to his cell window. He also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items" a statement from the Department of Correction reads, the Boston Globe
While on the other hand Rivera continues to refuses to take responsibility for his actions and shows not even the slightest sign of remorse. Lane quotes, “’Rick Hahn, the now-retired FBI special agent who helped investigate the original case against Lopez Rivera, told me. ‘But people I know who were victims of the FALN say that if the guy would just say he’s sorry, they’d all say, ‘Fine, let him go’.” Here lane is using a bit of ethos to bolster his argument by highlighting the thoughts of an officer of the law, a reliable source. Lane is playing on his reader’s emotion, one would think a prerequisite for someone to receive an unconditional release should be that they show at least a tad bit of remorse for their crimes.
Luis J. Rodriguez went from being a gang member to governor, he is a 60 year old chicano and also a best selling author. He was a member of a gang and faced felony charges also struggled with drug addiction. Also Luis has some good things he has done such as work in various countries as a journalist, painted murals, organized against war and racism and ran a cultural center and bookstore in Los Angeles. From going through that his whole life since he was 11 years old he started to realize that a lot of stuff started happening to his friends more than him like getting shot or someone getting killed by a type of drug but it was not really affecting him the world would always save him but he never realized what it was.
It is understood that a criminal will be a criminal. While Gonzalez's crimes ultimately caused a lot of losses in his time as an active member of credit card fraud groups, can that loss be outweighed by the gains the federal government got from working with him? Can the Secret Service be held reliable for Gonzalez's actions while he worked under their supervision? Is it the government's job to set security standards for everyone to follow or should that be left to individual companies? The rest of this paper is aimed at addressing some of these points, with a specific emphasis on the following issue: was it morally sound for the government to hire Gonzalez in the first place, knowing what he is capable
“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In this quote steinbeck poses the question of the value of virtue and its place in the world often as humans we are attracted to the opposite and it seems to workout fine sometimes.
Henry. B Gonzalez approach influenced many of today’s political leaders, such as former Mayor of San Antonio Julian Castro. As Juan Gonzalez describes, “[Castro] does not rely on the narrow ethnic pride used by old-style politicians to win votes… a political moderate who emphasizes technocratic skills and his first-class education to achieve cross-ethnic and cross-racial appeal.” Just like Henry B., Castro is a Latino political who has been assimilated over the years and gears to appeal to both the Latino and Anglo
He is met with harsh resistance as nobody wants to hire a convicted criminal, forcing him to live job to job. This eventually results in his return to the drug game, as it’s the only option he has to make enough money to support his family(Moore 144). If we want to stop crime, we need to prevent
Aristotle describes virtue theory as an ethical theory that emphasizes an individual 's character rather than following a set of rules. Breaking it down even further to specify knowing right from wrong, being able to read an atmosphere by knowing what is right, and it is the midpoint between two extremes. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. display to be a virtue ethicists through his letter oppose to being a deontologist or utilitarian. Laws define a set of rules that the people should follow; however, there are unjust laws that are meant to be challenged.
Virtue ethics Virtue ethics is Miller's next cab off the rank. Twentieth-century virtue ethicists tended to focus less on particular norms and actions, and more on the character traits of a good person and a good life. Despite the general dissatisfaction that virtue ethics is supposed to have with clear cut, rule-based approaches, Miller asserts they have at least one moral absolute here - "the virtuous person would have an unwavering desire to promote love in all its forms" - and, yet again, the same-sex marriage rabbit is brought out of the hat. The deployment of virtue ethics in public policy is often vacuous and circular: you simply assert that "the virtuous person would surely... (fill in the blank with whatever character trait suits