Whistle-blower
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Discussion 300 words
A whistleblower, by definition, is someone who brings an unethical, immoral, or illegal business practice to the public’s attention. Whistleblowers have a difficult time in doing this, and they often find their lives changed because of their actions. Sometimes they are shunned and receive death threats. It is common for the family members to feel the effects of a whistleblower’s behavior.
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand became one of the best-known whistleblowers after his experience was turned into a movie, The Insider. He proved that tobacco companies were deliberately boosting the nicotine content of cigarettes, making them more addictive and cancer causing. However, like other whistleblowers, he suffered from tremendous stress and received death threats and other forms of intimidation for doing the right thing.
How did Dr. Wigand show moral intelligence in this situation? Jeffrey Wigand put his economic future as well as coworkers and his family at risk to expose the tobacco companies. Would you have done the same thing?
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Ellsberg, D. (n.d.). Daniel Ellsberg’s Website [Web page]. Retrieved from http://www.ellsberg.net/bi
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Answer previewA whistle-blower in ethical terms is a person who reveals the wrong or shady activities of an organization. Whistleblowing should be an action of last resort. It is an ethical action, which involves the whistleblower selflessly exposing themselves to uncover the truth. Some whistleblowers, however, do it to gain fame and fortune (Ellsberg, n.d.). The fortune is the result of a reward awarded. This was not the case for tobacco researcher Jeffrey Wigand. He researched and proved that tobacco companies were making cigarettes more addictive and cancer, causing by boosting the nicotine levels. Jeffrey was selfless and did what was morally correct. Jeffrey was concerned about the safety of the public. By exposing the companies, he helped prevent the suffering of…(300 words)