The 13th Topic

Whats Right to do? Is there a Moral Side to Murder?

  A Harvard justice course covered "The Moral Side of Murder". This was asking "Is Murder ever moral?" where the professor told the students several scenarios  about using  lives to save lives and asked if the act was moral. The professor himself was an amazing public speaker, he was quick at responding, frequently used gestures and was well prepared for anything that the students said or asked.

The Moral Choice Of Right Or Wrong

In this video made by Harvard, they discuss the moral choices of a human being while other lives were at stake. We are all human beings, and we are all equally important as human beings,  and to kill one person just so you can save 5 other people in my opinion is not morally correct, or morally just.

What’s the right thing to do? - Karen

People often face to make a choice. But the choice is usually the compound of two contradictory consequence, justice and injustice. Except for having to make a choice, is there other way out? Is Not-To-Make-Choice a right thing to do? 

The Moral Side of Murder - Eugene Wong

Since I have always had profound interest, I found this lecture on law very interesting. In many ways, this lesson was as much about philosophy as about law. I really enjoyed learning about different styles of reasoning that explained why some people would consider one action (in this case, turning the trolley car to kill one person instead of two, or saving four moderately urgent patients instead of one in critical condition) “right” over another option.

The 12th Topic

Heated Debate on Gun Control - Karen

The small village of Sandy Hook was wracked with grief and horror after an astonishing elementary school shooting. The murder was described as “an act of unspeakable brutality and woe”. The intruder, Adam Lanza, who was seen carrying rifles, shot and killed twenty children and six adult before committing suicide. After the catastrophe, gun control became one of the most heated debate topics.  

Gun Control Debate-Yinan

This debate was clearly ill-planned. Chaos reigned, and no views could be expressed without shouting and disagreements. None of the four people on the show (including the host) demonstrated any form of professionalism during the debate. I am sad to say that CNN has lost much of my respect.

Gun Control... Heated Debate

Although I did not understand most of the debate (because the guys were just shouting the whole time) I got a decent idea as to which one of the men was beyond sick. One thing I don't believe is that getting more guns will make the U.S.A a better place. I also think that putting prices on bullets or anything like that is a good idea either. The best way to stop the thousands of people being killed every year is mental checks and the ban on military grade weapons.

CNN Gun Control Debate Review

I really hated having to listen to this debate. In fact, my overall respect for CNN just went down. He debate was incredibly unstructured. The majority of the time there were two or more people yelling at each other. Perhaps the he worst of them was the host himself.