Nov 3 2009, 04:47 PM
QUOTE(~lynn~ @ Nov 2 2009, 04:51 PM)
Whistle blowing is basically an act of alerting the higher ups when an engineer found out that a product/process produced by the company is unsafe. Internal whistle blowing is to report to the boss/higher-up, while external whistle blowing is to inform to mass media and such.
Ok keeping story short, engineers are supposed to have the public's safety and interest as their main concern. If they found out something that could endanger the public, they should take measures to rectify it. Whistle blowing comes as a last resort.
Now, another concern is that in most of the countries, the law does not protect these whistle blowers. Also, while engineer should focus on public safety, they are naturally more concerned about keeping their job.
Thus the problem and focus of this discussion is that, should or should not one whistle blow? Save the people or save my own job?
Is it possible to compel the government to legislate a law to protect whistle blowers?
Discussable? XD
(I guess the correct tag would be Philosophy?)
Before a person blows the whistle he should first be extremely aware of how things work in the circumstances and situation he is in.Ok keeping story short, engineers are supposed to have the public's safety and interest as their main concern. If they found out something that could endanger the public, they should take measures to rectify it. Whistle blowing comes as a last resort.
Now, another concern is that in most of the countries, the law does not protect these whistle blowers. Also, while engineer should focus on public safety, they are naturally more concerned about keeping their job.
Thus the problem and focus of this discussion is that, should or should not one whistle blow? Save the people or save my own job?
Is it possible to compel the government to legislate a law to protect whistle blowers?
Discussable? XD
(I guess the correct tag would be Philosophy?)
Let's have a hypothetical example: where the mass media is controlled by the government, or by people and persons with vested interests, and where the line between politics and business is blurred and the two are in fact connected, where there are no regulatory mechanisms or branches of government separate from one another.
There would simply be no "official", safe, legal way to whistleblow because there is no meaningful protection given.
And if there is no protection given to whistleblowers, that is because people WANT it kept that way. The public, simply have no say, because they have divested their say to people they have "entrusted" to take care of them.
This does not mean that it is not possible to blow the whistle. This only means that blowing the whistle will become more akin to espionage, because in the end that is what it is: the leaking of secrets into the public domain when that is proscribed, and the penalty for sabotage, even if in the best interests, would be very severe.
Added on November 3, 2009, 4:50 pm"God" and "Karma" is just a way of saying that there won't be any consequences in this life.
So we have to invent fictional causes and effects and do our best to make people believe such stories in order to influence their behavior.
LMAO!
All of this Jesus talk makes me want to vomit.
The public owes its individuals just as much responsibility and protection that we expect from one.
You cannot ask a person to "sacrifice" and "do the right thing" without giving back anything in return, which is exactly what we often do.
QUOTE(dreamer101 @ Nov 3 2009, 09:45 AM)
~lynn~,
Your conscience.
What does doing the RIGHT thing has anything to do with HONOR??
You either do the RIGHT thing or you will face the consequences from God or Karma. There is NO ESCAPE. And, you do not have to wait for judgment day either.
Treat others like how you like to treated.
The Golden Rule
You build a bridge that last. You hope that people will return the favor so that when you walk under a bridge, it will not collapse on top of you. This is how the world works. If people STOP doing the RIGHT thing, they cannot expect OTHERS to do the same. We have MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY to each other.
You do not need to believe in any religion to understand this.
This post has been edited by Dickson Poon: Nov 3 2009, 04:50 PMYour conscience.
What does doing the RIGHT thing has anything to do with HONOR??
You either do the RIGHT thing or you will face the consequences from God or Karma. There is NO ESCAPE. And, you do not have to wait for judgment day either.
Treat others like how you like to treated.
The Golden Rule
You build a bridge that last. You hope that people will return the favor so that when you walk under a bridge, it will not collapse on top of you. This is how the world works. If people STOP doing the RIGHT thing, they cannot expect OTHERS to do the same. We have MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY to each other.
You do not need to believe in any religion to understand this.
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