BLaw 210 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture II Philosophical Groundings III Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas Outline of Current Lecture IV Quotes V Ethics exercises Current Lecture Assigned Readings Cases in the back of the book after the blue tab Declaration of Independence Chapters 1 4 II The qualities of a great man are vision integrity courage understanding the power of articulation and profundity of character Dwight Eisenhower III Sincerely Held Belief a Character shaping belief b Moral beliefs IV The one thing that doesn t abide by the majority rule is a person s conscience To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch a What is conscience i Little voice inside you that tells you if something was right or wrong V Ethics Exercise a You re at the grocery store you pay for your items leave When you get home you realize that a pack of gum somehow got into your items that you didn t pay for What would you do what should you do i Keep it it was their mistake ii Keep it it was only 0 79 iii Return it it can mess up inventory iv Keep it food products can t always be resold v Keep it you get overcharged at times so it evens out in the end vi Return it but not til the next time you go to the store anyway vii Keep it if the cashier was rude viii What if you don t have teeth ix Is sending it back to the wholesaler going to cost more than the gum itself cost These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute x Return it integrity the cost doesn t matter xi Call the store to see if they want you to return it so at the least you re clearing your own conscience b You come to a stoplight at 2 00am it s red There are no cameras no law enforcement or anyone else around Do you stop or not What are you thinking actually saying i Stop it will change eventually ii Stop out of habit iii Go why wait iv California stop v Go