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I hate getting pwned by the "d" button.

I was presented this situation in one of my classes. If I remember correctly it was business ethics.


Situation:
Your spouse is diagnosed with a form of cancer and will die if not treated. The only available drug is made by a local pharmacist. He sells the product for 4000 bucks. It costs the pharmacist 2000 bucks to make the drug. You have tried your hardest and have been able to come up with 3000 bucks. That is all you can come up with. The pharmacist will not sell you the drug for 3000 bucks.

Do you steal the drug for you spouse?

If you would steal it for your spouse, would you steal it for an individual that you know, but not well?

Who is the immoral individual in this situation?


I thought it odd that almost every Asian person in my class said they would not steal the substance for their spouse. A lot of problems arise during this situation. From the view of mankind the pharmacist is acting immorally. Yet, from the view of mankind, one should also steal the substance for someone you only sort of know. What would you all answer?


Edited, Fri Dec 9 15:04:05 2005 by fenderputy

I would not steal the item. I would pay someone $1000 to do it.

If you want to be healthy for the rest of your life
Never make an Asian woman your wife
So from a stealing point of view
Get a gringo girl to marry you...

I know 'gringo' mixes the metaphor but 'white' doesn't work with the rhythm

- I do not think it's necessarily immoral to sell for $4k
- I do think it's immoral to steal
- I would love my spouse enough to act immorally in this instance to save her
- I would probably not steal for a casual aquaintance though I won't know until it happens

Edited, Fri Dec 9 15:10:21 2005 by Jophiel

Especially if she wuz teh h4wt Azian chix!!!11

Serves her right for not stealing my cancer meds. *****.

lol

Everybody knows that pharmacists (especially asian ones) will tap anything.

hmmm... a night with a terminally ill patient who has a malignant tumour growing out the side of her head

Oh I found it funny alright I was just taking a very literal view at it that's all

But then you get into whether or not our set of morals is socially constructed or valued norms through out the world. To be honest he was making a point that business should be careful of situations like these. As seen in the public eye, business has a role to society at large since it is because of us they exist. This is the main reason for philanthropy in our business world today. Bill Gates was one of the most stingy mother fu[/b]ckers around until he caught enough slack from his stakeholders. Likewise a company that makes products to save lives should be aware of it's moral duties to society at large. Basically, it’s just a question to get the mind moving.

It does bring up other interesting points in morality also. Ones morals are affected by things such as proximity. Closeness of a person should not matter in the grand scheme of things, but does in the end.


Edited, Fri Dec 9 16:35:09 2005 by fenderputy

I'd use my sooper-secret medical hookups and get meds for him half-off. I'd then use the remaining cash to buy him a top-of-the-line Asian hooker.

Edited, Sun Dec 11 12:45:53 2005 by Atomicflea

I thought you said you were going to muslim heaven?