Instructions: Please use indented paragraphs, complete sentences, and no abbreviations to write 2 page essays on each topic (4 pages total)
Topic 1.
– Compare the cover-up in “Jury of Her Peers” with the cover-up in “Error of Judgment” with regard to the alternative option of going to trial.
– In each case what would be the best defense to establish that the respective homicide was justified? Critically assess whether the worry about an unfair trial is a valid concern.
– What aspects of Rawls’ concept of civil disobedience are most relevant in each case to bring about the changes necessary to ensure a fair trial?
Topic 2.
– Compare David Boonin and Frank Wu on whether racial profiling is morally wrong, but in some instances permissible.
-With regard to the statistical probabilities employed in rational discrimination, critically discuss Boonin’s analysis of the elasticity problem.
– Do police departments concerned mainly with catching more lawbreakers by engaging in racial profiling contribute to a rise in crime?
– Does Boonin’s rationale for police targeting of black drivers, who are suspected of transporting larger amounts of illegal drugs than white drivers who transport illegal drugs, apply to crack versus powder cocaine?
– What main reason each author gives for thinking racial profiling is morally wrong? – What is the reason does each gives for doubting whether it is always wrong?