In
Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one
drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a
druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to
make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make.
He paid $400 for the radium and charged $4,000 for a small dose of the drug.
The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money
and tried every legal means, but he could only get together about $2,000, which
is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying, and
asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said,
"No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it." So,
having tried every legal means, Heinz gets desperate and considers breaking
into the man's store to steal the drug for his wife.
Should
Heinz steal the drug? Why or why not?
No he should not because he might not succeed in that stealing rather he could ask for a dose worth what he has in hand
ReplyDeleteYes! for Heinz to save his wife's life, he should break into the man's store to steal the drug, at least he ll be saving someone's life not just to make money out of it like druggist. wishing him all the best.
ReplyDeleteyes he should steal the drug because that's the only option he has to save his wife. If he is to face consequences that will be dealt with later after wifey
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ReplyDeleteIf you advise him not to steal- then your moral reasoning is at a stage where your actions are influenced by desire for rewards for doing good and punishment for doing bad
If your answer is yes, then you believe in challenging the existing laws if they block what you believe is right.
ReplyDeleteStealing is illegal but at some point is a remedy to situations like this, because it is not easy for Heinz to give up his wife's life so it is better for him to do whatever it takes so that his wife can be healed
ReplyDeleteIn other words you believe that stealing to save a life is ok.
Deletehe should break to get the drug because he tried every legal means but the seller could not feel pity for his wife. so he will be forced to break because of the love he has for his wife.
ReplyDeleteSurely people are not afraid of the law. Now I understand why prisons are created
DeleteYes he should steal the drug for its the only left option to safe his wives life for free debt free.He will have his wife alive and kicking
ReplyDeleteSurely can we advice someone to steal ?? It seems its very normal now
Deleteno he should not steal the drug because the doctors think it might... they are not sure.. so he should not commit a crime for some drug he is not even sure that might cure his wife. one question i have is, is the drug dealer legal?
ReplyDeleteYou are now reading between the lines. There is a chance the drug can work, there is only one way to find out, that is use it. The drug is legal.
Deleteohk. i think he should steal it because it is for a good cause and his conscious will be clean.
Deletei believe we once read, heard about the HOLY BIBLE & we also respect it, ....''IT'S BETTER TO SAVE A LIFE THAN OBEYING THE LAW...'' Jesus said. For this reason i would advise him to break the law (steal) in order to save the life,
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting, in extreme Moslem, we believe that death has rewards.
DeleteStealing is bad, infect it is illegal and might lead to death. If he steals, he would have committed crime before the people and sin before God.For this reason this man might even loose his life and this will be followed by the death of his beloved wife.HE SHOULD NOT STEAL THE DRUG.
ReplyDeleteNice thoughts. Have you ever thought that stealing was made illegal by rich people to protect their richness from the poor. So the poor should not respect that if they are to become rich.
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DeleteAaa, if it is made legal I am sure that people would find themselves stealing their own properties.They wouldn't even get worried bcz stealing would have been their serious means of life.This can later lead 2 vry serious poverty.
Aaa, if it is made legal I am sure that people would find themselves stealing their own properties.They wouldn't even get worried bcz stealing would have been their serious means of life.This can later lead 2 vry serious poverty.
This discussion judges our morality. The advice yu gave to Mr Heinz tells us your level of moral development. According to Kolberg, we develop moral judgement at three levels. Read about his theory of more development to understand your advice and that given by your colleagues. Tht should take us to our Monday lesson. Enjoy your weekend
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ReplyDeleteReading Kohlberg's theory of moral development,I found myself interested in level 2 stage 4.Conventional morality, maintaining social order.This is whereby one is becoming aware of rules of society, so his judgement is about obeying the rules as to uphold the law nd avoid bringing guilty.
ReplyDeleteReading Kohlberg's theory of moral development,I found myself interested in level 2 stage 4.Conventional morality, maintaining social order.This is whereby one is becoming aware of rules of society, so his judgement is about obeying the rules as to uphold the law nd avoid bringing guilty.
ReplyDeleteYu have gone into real detail. Your judgement is good.
DeleteYu have gone into real detail. Your judgement is good.
DeleteI think stealing is not the best option because there are still other options like going on Tv,radio stations and surely not all the people will ignore his problem rather than he being killed while trying to save the other life..
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Maybe he has already tried that, hence he has some money but it's not enough.
DeleteI think Heinz should steal the drug because the druggist is being greedy by charging so much.
ReplyDeleteMorality is all about the reasoning behind one' s actions. At level one punishment and rewards justifies behaviour, while at level two acceptance by society and significance others justifies decision and at level three, personal beliefs on what is right or wrong justifies behaviour.
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