http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2013/04/29/how-loud/ A weekly digest of worldwide ethics news Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2013/04/29/how-loud/comment-page-1/#comment-40680 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:18:36 +0000 http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/?p=15020#comment-40680 I watched a segment on 60 Minutes last night (April 28) where a nurse (who turned out to be a serial killer) was let go and passed from hospital to hospital when they suspected he was poisoning patients. None of those in administrative positions wanted to face the consequences of exposing him. In the end, before finally apprehended he is estimated to have killed hundreds of patients. This was an extreme case but it certainly makes the point that passing an employee along and allowing him/her to repeat the offense is not a solution. I’m sure every case is individual, but saving face and taking the easy way out are seldom, if ever the best basis for a decision. So, thanks for this timely piece as it helped me think more deeply about the 60 Minute segment … plus I read recently that most whistle blowers are not very successful at all in reporting suspected wrong doing — their efforts often backfire. The laws to protect them don’t seem to be working, adding to the complexity of the whole situation.

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