"A fellow student says, "Sure, I stole this book from the bookstore, but the tuition is so high that I figured the school owed me at least one book." 1. Do you agree with his rationalization? Why or why not?
2. What do you say to him?
3. What ethical principles discussed in this week's readings helped you with your answer?

Source: Chapter 1, Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics and Bioethics, p. 3 of text.

I don't agree with the rationalization because to me this is ethically wrong to steal anything regardless of how expensive it is. As a student and consumer it is our obligation to pay for things within the market of each industry we use. A fellow student may think that the school owes him or her a book but in all reality if that student is attending the college or university then there would probably be a code of conduct that he or she must abide by. The stealing criteria would probably fit in this area. The stealing of a book is illegal and therefore unethical to do so. I would tell him although you may think that the school owes you a free book think about what you are doing and how others would feel if you were doing this kind of thing. Do you steal from other places that you go such as grocery stores or Wal-Mart? If you don't, then think about what you are doing and be respectful of other people's products. It is our obligation as student to abide by all rules and regulations and this includes paying for all supplies and materials. They are giving us an education and in return we need to respect the price and pay for materials. Of all the theories discussed in this week's reading I based my answer on duty based ethics. Duty based ethics is an obligation of someone to abide by all rules and regulations of certain institutions. In this scenario it was this student that needs to abide by the law that stealing is wrong and the cod of conduct