Accountability in Certain Professions

When a reporter makes a mistake in a magazine article, you can run a correction, but when a health care worker makes a mistake, someone can die.

Reflecting on this statement, answer the following questions:

* Should we hold people in certain professions to higher standards of legal accountability and responsibility?

* What are the advantages and disadvantages of your position?

* Name other professionals who should be held to a higher standard of accountability. Explain why.

* Name other professionals who should not be held to a higher standard of accountability. Explain why not.

Peer Responses:

Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 1-paragraph reply about their primary task response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

* What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?

* What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?

* What clarification do you need regarding the posting?

* How would this topic be of value to you in your life or career?

Summary Response:

There are professions in this country that used to hold a certain level of trust. For example, a doctor of medicine, more often than not, was automatically trusted by society. I believe this trust has withered in the last twenty or so years, because society as well as the perception of certain “professionals” have changed. The trust that was felt changed due to shocking and unbelievable acts that a “handful” of these professionals participated in. The Catholic Church was hit very hard when men, one after another, would step forward, stating that their childhood priest had molested them. A priest is a person that is supposed to guide one into the love and protection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Instead of guide these children they took advantage of the boy’s genuine trust and admiration they had for their priest. I believe that any...