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Johnny's Ethical Dilemmas

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Abstract
"Tony, do not get Johnny in trouble.” The first order given to Tony Denardo by the sergeant is going to be the most important, life changing order that was given; unfortunately for Johnny the order was ignored. Throughout the scenario there are instances where Tony takes Johnny under his wing and teaches him by instilling his own corrupt morals. Why would the sergeant have to order Tony not to get Johnny in trouble? Within this paper I will discuss and examine the ethical dilemmas Johnny is confronted with and repercussions he faces.

Keywords: corrupt morals, ethical dilemmas, repercussions

Ethical Dilemmas
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Johnny Jones, 27, a happy go lucky family man, with four years police experience has worked hard and rose through the ranks while landing a transfer to narcotics. Johnny was excited about his new assignment. He began to learn new tasks and procedures of the unit. Johnny was assigned a new partner by the name of Tony Denardo. Tony, a 32 year old, six year narcotics veteran received many praises throughout his years, he has numerous police informants and has quite a few unsubstantiated internal complains, Tony believes the sergeant has assigned Johnny with him to help make him more of a team player.(Saint Leo University: Written Exercise 8 Scenario). For both agents it is a challenge to work with a partner; however it is an assignment they were given and they must make the best of …show more content…

The two of them consumed alcohol, played pool, and bought cigarettes and paid for it with the funds given to them for the investigation (Saint Leo University: Written Exercise 8 Scenario)
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