Various forces exist in any country for ensuring peace and the provision of protection to the citizen from internal and external attack. For these forces to operate accordingly there is need for them to operate within the rules and regulations that governs their operation. Therefore, in case someone has been accused of committing a crime, such victims are innocent until proven guilty according the law. In such cases, it is the duty of the forces, ender the police department to make sure that the victims are dealt with as per the rules. In most cases, police do take the laws in their hand by beating and killing of the victims and other innocent citizens and get away with it without being charged or prosecuted by the court judges. For instance, the brutal killing of Adolph Archie of New Orleans in 1990 by police officer. Therefore, it is clear that the police may work against the law, commit murder and escape charges of the wrongdoing.
Deontological ethics is one of the classifications of ethics that are used in examining situations relating to acts against the set rules of the land. Deontological ethics, which is also known as deontology, is the form of ethics that examines any given situation in accordance to position that judges the situation on the morality of the action in relation to the rules (Kamm, 2007). Therefore, it describes the situation based on the obligations and rules of the ethics. According to case study, we realize that the killing of Archie that took place in March 1990 in New Orleans, the police who involved in the murder did not adhere to the rules and regulation of the land. For instance, according to the law, one is innocent until proven guilty, therefore, it was the duty of the police to arrest Archie and take for investigation before he faces charges.
[...] For instance, the brutal killing of Adolph Archie of New Orleans in 1990 by police officer. Therefore, it is clear that the police may work against the law, commit murder and escape charges of the wrongdoing. Case Analysis in Relation to Ethics Deontological Ethics Deontological ethics is one of the classifications of ethics that are used in examining situations relating to acts against the set rules of the land. Deontological ethics, which is also known as deontology, is the form of ethics that examines any given situation in accordance to position that judges the situation on the morality of the action in relation to the rules (Kamm, 2007). [...]
[...] In the process of doing all these acts, the police who involved in the killings did not face any charges as their officers kept silence on the issues. On the other hand, when the police offers' received information about the murder, they ordered the person to be taken to the police station instead of hospital. After the death of Archie that occurred at the police station, police offers dealing with the matter kept silence only to offer compensation to the bereaves (Moore, 2010). [...]
[...] Therefore, just like other cases on extra-judicial killings, it was appropriate for the police officer to take him for investigation without beating him. When he was taken to the police station, the way he was handles show some discrimination of the blacks by the white officers as he was not give the opportunity of defending himself, he was not allowed to seek medical attention after the beating, which resulted to her death. When he was taken to the hospital, the records of his medication disappeared as nurses claimed that they could not trace the records (Moore, 2010) . [...]
[...] (2010). Black Range in New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina. Louisiana: LSU Press. Kamm, F.M. (2007). Intricate Ethics: Rights, Responsibilities, and Permissible Harm. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [...]
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