Current Events > For this class I had to write about an ethical dilemma that I experienced

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I feel like CE would have some good ones.

I'll just copy and paste mine directly, I didn't use my name because the examples on the prompt had names like that, and because I don't want anyone asking me if I did it lmao.

My name isn't actually Tim but I was Tim in the situation.


Tim and Mike have been friends since Middle School, they both end up trying to get the same Summer Job as a Camp Counselor at a Summer Camp for kids. They are both on track to get the job as they passed the interview process, but before they can get the job for sure they must take a drug test. To save time everyone that passed the interview process for this job took the drug test together. Mike begs Tim to take the drug test for him because if he doesn’t get the job at this point his parents would know that the reason why was because he failed the drug test which would land him in a lot of trouble with them and would be the final straw that would make his parents send him away to the Army.

What should Tim do?

Should Tim risk getting himself caught doing the drug test for Mike?

Should Tim say no to Mike even though he will possibly be sent away to the Army?
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KlRBEH posted...

that would make his parents send him away to the Army.

is that a thing they can do over there?
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Tim should do Mike a solid because -

drug tests are bullshit, and Mike's parents seem unhinged
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What did ''Tim'' decide to do? And personally I wouldn't take it for him and let him learn the hard way.
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I'd make him take his own drug test and deal with the consequences.
I've had drug using friends and none of them had problems passing drug tests because they planned ahead and stayed clean for over a month.
Keeping a job on the other hand...
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Tim should not do a damn thing, if Mike is on drugs that is his problem.

This is no ethical dilemma, doing someone elses piss teat is flat out stupid.
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Johnny wants to pour the milk before the cereal but he knows that it makes no sense; he was NOT raised like a savage. He just wants to try it out though, to see how it works.

Is Johnny just rebelling against his parents in an effort to feel validated by his peers? Is Johnny going to upend civilization as we know it because he is a little too curious? If Johnny does this act, can he ever redeem himself in the eyes of society or his parents?
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davyheinz posted...

Johnny wants to pour the milk before the cereal but he knows that it makes no sense; he was NOT raised like a savage. He just wants to try it out though, to see how it works.

Is Johnny just rebelling against his parents in an effort to feel validated by his peers? Is Johnny going to upend civilization as we know it because he is a little too curious? If Johnny does this act, can he ever redeem himself in the eyes of society or his parents?

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spikethedevil posted...

What did ''Tim'' decide to do? And personally I wouldn't take it for him and let him learn the hard way.

Lol "Tim" ended up doing it even though he shouldn't have. It was actually kind of gross since he gave me a container to pee in and I had to carry it in my underwear since they made us clear our pockets when we took the pee test.

The funniest part is I asked him when was the last time he smoked and he said yesterday, I was like "-__- what the fuck man"

Also feel free to post any examples that you experienced, I'd love to hear them lol
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So now he just thinks he can get away with it instead of learning a lesson he needs to learn so he can grow up?
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mike can get rekt

people named mike are just... the worst

tim should take his own drug test, land the job and steal mike's girlfriend
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spikethedevil posted...

So now he just thinks he can get away with it instead of learning a lesson he needs to learn so he can grow up?

Hey I don't disagree, in retrospect I probably shouldn't have did it but he's a good guy and someone I knew for a while.

I personally don't smoke weed but so many people do nowadays I guess it's pretty weird that you could get rejected from a job just for smoking but it was a job dealing with children so I understand that as well.

Either way it's a dumb situation
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Bump
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You do know he will gets caught, and when he does it will not look good for you either.

Pathetic as shit.
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Offworlder1 posted...

You do know he will gets caught, and when he does it will not look good for you either.

Pathetic as shit.

Well this happened like 2 years ago and nothing really happened.
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