November 6, 2011
1. Situation When a book or piece of entertainment contains nudity or lewd sex on some level it must be for some artistic purpose. For example, if the book and or movie contained nothing but lewd sex with no social values implied the question is whether it should be allowed to be shown? Things like […]
October 26, 2011
From Wall Street to Main Street, the “Occupy” movement has grown worldwide in the past month, spreading to cities large and small. People have taken over city parks and other areas to protest corporate greed, economic injustice and related issues. Now Bowling Green, Ohio, has its own Occupy presence, an encampment in a downtown alleyway […]
October 24, 2011
Situation: If a person is accused of something, it would be ideal for that person not to be ridiculed until they are proven guilty of what they were accused of. Otherwise, it is only a rumor that they actually did something wrong. Think about a situation where a BGSU student was accused of murder and […]
October 24, 2011
Over the past couple years there has been intense debate over the issue of cell phones and social media being used and/or allowed in the courtroom. Here is a link to an interesting NPR story. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112926570 There are issues with technology in the courtrooms. Cell phones and laptops did not exist when court rules were […]
October 22, 2011
HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION Suppose there was a man accused of killing his wife but really was innocent. However, the media covered the trial and dug up negative things from this man’s past that swayed everyone to believe that he really was guilty. At the end of the trial, this innocent man was found guilty from being […]
October 17, 2011
Situation- You’re a reporter and you’ve just been assigned to write a story about drug use. While, with a story like that, the best way to tell it would be from the words of those who use drugs and know what they are talking about. So you go find said users, interview them and, after […]
October 16, 2011
Imagine you are covering a major story in which information was leaked to the public. The court then issues a court order for you to reveal what you knew about the incident, including the identity or your sources. Would you give the court the names or stay true to protecting your source’s identity? If you […]
October 16, 2011
1. Situation Since the popular nighttime reality show “Cops” began in 1989, television shows aiming to expose criminals in their “natural habitats” have become a mainstream in the world. Shows like “Cops,” “To Catch a Predator,” and even “Dog the Bounty Hunter” (yes, I said it) have made a success out of filming their arrests […]
October 16, 2011
A hypothetical situation Imagine spending almost six months in jail away from family, friends and loved ones, as punishment for reporting and refusing to give your information to the government. Now see this as a choice, something that you intentionally decide to do in order to uphold a specific right of people all over the […]
October 11, 2011
Wilson v. Layne (1999) Situation: Since early American history, issues of unlawful searches and seizures have been a common and rising trend. However, the Fourth Amendment protects Americans from these unlawful searches and seizures. But what happens when those searches and seizures become public on a greater scale? If a search is lawful, is it […]
