Names of students completing this assignment:

This assignment will be completed in class by groups of students.  If you cannot attend class on the day when it is done, you should complete the assignment on your own and submit it to WEBCT within one week.  WEBCT will not accept late assignments.

The point of this assignment is to distinguish clearly between deontological and teleological ethics.  For definitions of these terms, see An Introduction to Ethical Analysis.

1.  Choose one of the following issues:

• Imposition of the the death penalty for aggravated homicides.
• Use of racial profiling to cut crime.
• Legalization of the voluntary use of marijuana by adults.
• Use of racial preferences to promote diversity in hiring police officers.
• Jury nullification in black ghetto communities to free men accuses of nonviolent crimes.
• Prohibition of the private ownership of handguns.
• Use of torture to extract information from terrorism suspects.

2.   Write a paragraph supporting this policy, using a deontological argument.
 
 
 
 
 

3.    Write a paragraph opposing this policy, using a deontological argument.
 
 
 
 
 
 

4.    Write a paragraph supporting this policy, using a teleological argument.
 
 
 
 
 

5.    Write a paragraph opposing this policy, using a teleological argument.