Question

John is a political aid to Jennifer Cousins, a candidate for the U.S. Congress from Colorado. While at a social gathering John became privy to some potentially harmful information about Ms. Cousins’ opponent Hudson Anderson. He learned in confidence that Mr. Anderson, the married and father of twin girls, was allegedly bi-sexual.  Should John share the information he attained with his boss Ms. Cousins and her campaign staff? Yes or No?

Use two of the eight ethical frameworks we have studied in this course (from the Ethical Frameworks Worksheet) to support your decision. Be sure to be specific as to why that framework is being applied and the tenets of the ethical perspective that work in each case.

Answer 1

no john should not share the information he attained with his boss and ms cousins and her campaign since this is someone;s personal life and this is not away to win the political fight since there are some rules and regulations which should be kept in mind and also john source of information should also be full proof since this could be some kind of political trick which in future can be used against his own campaign in future so he shoould take every step very carefully.