Scenario:
You are a newly promoted sergeant appointed to the communications bureau of your department. You supervise six people. During the past several weeks, you have observed “laziness” among five of the six officers: arriving late to work, leaving work early, long personal telephone conversations, and reading the newspaper while on duty. The lieutenant has told you to overlook the “small stuff” and give the guys “a break.”
1. What would a Utilitarian police officer do next after given that directive from the lieutenant? • Why would the Utilitarian police officer take that specific action(s)? • What are some of the possible positive and negative consequences associated with that
2. What would a Deontologist police officer do next after given that directive from the lieutenant? • Why would the Deontologist police officer take that specific actions(s)? • What are some of the possible positive and negative consequences associated with that decision?
3. What would you personally do if confronted with that situation and why?