Book: Ethics, Crime, and Criminal Justice by Christopher Williams and Bruce Arrigo Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of Consequences A successful Fortune five hundred company manufactures tires. In an effort to make the tires more affordable for and more readily available to the general public, several modifications to the tires are proposed by the marketing division of the company. The automotive engineering division objects, arguing that the changes will likely produce an increase in accidents and fatalities
Book: Ethics, Crime, and Criminal Justice by Christopher Williams and Bruce Arrigo
Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of Consequences
A successful Fortune five hundred company manufactures tires. In an effort to make the tires more affordable for and more readily available to the general public, several modifications to the tires are proposed by the marketing division of the company. The automotive engineering division objects, arguing that the changes will likely produce an increase in accidents and fatalities. The proposed changes are approved by the company’s corporate board of directors. An increase in accidents and fatalities occurs. Explain how this decision is ethical based on insights from consequentialism.
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