Ethical Standards: A Crucial Part Of The Social Fabric

Ethical Standards
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Ethical Standards
Ethical standards are a crucial part of the social fabric and they come down to the individuals. Every individual is guided by a moral compass that determines what they consider to be wrong and that which is right to them. Ethical standards for this reason are a crucial part of the society as they determine the manner in which each and every person interacts with the other. The significance of ethical standards cannot be underestimated considering that most of the government agencies and in the business world, they are considered the baseline for even the most basic operations. Businesses across the globe are struggling to maintain the highest level of ethical standards when it comes to their activities. These includes but not limited to dealing with shareholders, customers, staff and the government agencies among others. There are quite a number of aspects that have been associated with the terror threats around the world and most of them have invoked ethical debates across the globe. From social media reports, research reports and news items, it is clear that there is a thin line between protecting the rights of the citizens and making sure that the privacy of the people is not violated, while at the same time making sure there some element of efficiency in catching the terrorists before they can attack.
Security Concerns
Travelling across the states, one will experience some level of scrutiny that indicates the level of vigilance against any terror attacks (Hunter, 2017). At the airport, it is common for passengers to be subjected to thorough checks to establish if they could be carrying any material that could harmful to the other passengers on the plane. With the event that lead to the 9/11 it is obvious for anyone to understand the need for the security checks at the airport. None of the airports wants to be the vulnerable point from where another attack such as the 9/11. Traveling by air is one of the most convenient means of transport in the united states. Travelling above ten thousand feet and carrying millions of people across the states, air transport is one of the most vulnerable places that terror attacks can take place. It is also one of the most crucial piece of the economy that could lead to massive causalities and damage to the economy, as was seen in the 9/11 attacks. Given the magnitude of the risks involved in the air travel docket, the element of heightened security operations at the airports, it can be understood. Every other passenger and their loved ones want to know that they are safe boarding a plane. Contrary to common belief, air transport is however one of the safest forms of transport, with means such as road transport being significantly risky.
Ethical Concerns and Dilemma
There have been concerns about the level of scrutiny that the passengers are exposed to when they come in through the airports. Some of the search procedures have been determined to be largely unethical and a violation of privacy for the passengers ("Airline Passenger Security Screening", 1996). Passengers and civil liberty groups have been keen on the issues regarding the level of privacy and the ethical standards that have been expressed ...