UNWIND Legality vs Morality

30/04/19, Tuesday

               LEGALITY  VS MORALITY

Things that are legal aren't always morally correct. It's important that as citizens,

we constantly question laws that are passed, and why they're passed.

It's also important to think about legal loopholes that allow people to behave in a

legally correct manner, but potentially ethically wrong.

One of the central ideas in Unwind is the question of legality vs. ethics. Here, teens are dismembered while conscious, in order for their body parts to be used in saving someone else's life. This is legal and encouraged. However, we have to ask - is it ethically correct? Is it morally right to do this?

The Moral Side Of Murder:
Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"


Task: Write a paragraph that put forwards your ideas in response to this - make sure you state what the consequences of each decision would be. Like the heckler in the theatre, see if you can come up with an alternative option.  

The choice to save five people over one person is common. It's common to say that you would rather save five people since you can save more lives than lose more lives. Some people choose to save one person maybe because that person is important to them. If you can choose to save five people who you don't know or choose to save one person who is important to you like a family a friend.

For example, think of yourself as a doctor you have a choice to save one person or five people but in order to save the five people you need to provide healthy organs for them to be able to survive and a person who is sick but does have healthy organs can provide them, would you take them?.

Even though saving five people can have its advantages it can also have its consequences saving five people doesn't always work out it can cause you more trouble. Saving one person isn't the first option for certain people but there are still consequences you need to accept like if that person is your family or friend then you'll have more trouble.

My opinion is I would choose neither since I don't want to sacrifice anyone to save somebody else's life. I can only sacrifice someone's life if they are willing to do it.