Forum 1: Case Study

**ANOTHER UPDATE**
Blogger doesn't do threaded comments, so to respond to a colleague, just post a second comment. Mention the name of the person you're responding to, and summarize the central point you want to address.

By the way, one very legitimate response might be to be persuaded by someone else. If someone made a very good point that swayed your thinking, you can make that your response - but try to drive the conversation forward by adding something to the good point - say in detail how your thinking changed, add additional evidence, or fill out the reasoning.

**UPDATE**
Don't forget to include your first name and last initial in your post, so I can give you credit for the assignment! Include a last initial so that I don't have to hunt through the 3-page long roster looking for your first name. If you forgot to include your last initial, or your name at all, send me an email.

"Professional counselors who learn that a minor in their care has been sexually assaulted are obligated to tell the minor's parent(s)/guardian(s) about the assault, unless the minor alleges that it is the parent(s)/guardian(s) who has committed the assault."

In the comments, do all 3 of the following:
1. Say whether you support creating the law as written; support creating the law with amendments, and list the amendments; or oppose the law.
2. Give your reasons in support of your position.
3. Raise 2 of the best points against your position, and say why those points are wrong, or are less important than your reasons.

Grades for First Homework

Here's a link to the pdf of your grades for the first homework.

The first column is your student ID number; you'll have to look up your grade by student ID. The next column is your percentage grade, and the final column is the points you earned, out of 150. If you got *over* 150, it's because you earned extra on the assignment for an especially good post.

Two of you posted under screen names that I couldn't identify, without telling me your real names, so there are two grades that still need to be attached to people. If you forgot to put your name on your homework, tell me what your screen name was so I can give you credit for your work.

If I missed a post, let me know what *day* and *time* you posted so that I can find it.

Don't forget to read Euthyphro for Tuesday - have a great weekend, and I'll see you then!

Forum on Schaivo Case

For the forum, you can concentrate on

• the broad question of what should have been done in this case (continue to keep T.S. alive with the feeding tube, or remove the feeding tube), OR,
• the narrower question of what constitutes showing respect for life in this case.

Please post your original response by this Friday at midnight, and then respond to two of your colleagues by Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Here's a link to the article I was reading from with the outline of the case.

Homework due Wednesday at Midnight

Answer the following question; give your reasons in as much detail as you can. Say why you think the way you think about the question, and then explain each of your reasons, so that you're getting into your own reasoning as deeply as you can.

A man has been sentenced to prison for robbery. He admits that he is guilty. BUT, you also know the following:

• He won't ever do anything of the kind again
• He is not insane
• He is not a danger to society
• His wife and children depend on him for support
• You will be able to keep it completely secret that he has not gone to prison, so it won't have any effect on others in terms of deterrence.

Should you put him in prison anyway? Why or why not?

Simply click on "comment" below to post your homework answer. I look forward to reading your contributions!

Don't forget to put at least your last initial so I can give you credit for the assignment!

Homework 8/18

A man has been sentenced to prison for armed robbery. He admits that he's guilty, but argues "I will never do anything like that again. I'm not insane, and I'm not a danger to society. I support a wife and 3 children, and losing me as the family breadwinner will be very damaging to them. Also, almost no one would ever have to know about this; you can keep the incident out of the news and no one but you will ever know that the crime was committed. Therefore, you should release me."

Assuming that you could know for certain that all of his statements, above, are true, should you release him? If you think he should still go to prison, say why you think so.

Please leave at least one thoughtful, considered comment of your own, and respond to at least one of your colleague's comments in a thoughtful way.