Alex's Dilemma Of Accepting The Hacking Job

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Essentially, Alex is faced with a dilemma that gives him a choice between two conflicting moral situations. He can either decide to save his wife and break the law, as well as corrupt his standards in the workplace, or knowingly let her die when he knows that there is a solution right in front of him. While nobody is above the law, I believe this situation calls for Alex to accept the hacking job. Before he does so though, he should take into consideration that he will be accountable for his actions if he is caught and be willing to accept any charges that the federal court may press against him. Regarding this extreme situation, personally, I value life over law. The mere fact that Alex has exhausted all other options confirms that he loves his wife. I should also take into consideration that Alex and his wife have a newborn child together. What would this child’s life be like without a mother? If Alex can do anything to ensure that their baby will have a loving and nurturing household, he should do it. He may be able to find someone after his wife’s departure, but who’s to say the baby will be able …show more content…

It would be one thing if Alex wanted to commit a malicious or dangerous act just in spite of the corporation denying him the medicine. If he steals the research information, he is simply doing a job that may take a little money from a corporation that probably already makes millions. The chemist will apply the research in the same way it would be used by the corporation—to find a solution. It’s just a matter of who finds the solution first. Alex’s job is to prevent hackers from stealing corporate innovations, but if the major corporation has less motivation than the chemist, it will be a while before the new drug is a finished product. It seems to me that the chemist is focused on creating this drug, and maybe this drug can help an additional sum of people in the

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