Albert Belle And The Corked Bat

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according to Patrick Maclagan’s book titled Management and Morality, can be viewed from two perspectives. One position is called consequentialism, which basically states the morality of an action depends on the outcome of the action. One consequentialist theory is utilitarianism which states “the morality of an action depends on its impact on the wellbeing or happiness of people affected”(Maclagan 26). If viewed from this position Grimesly should not be punished because in the long run his actions were not important in the outcome of the situation. The problems with this theory stem from the difficult task of measuring happiness and unhappiness, and in trying to predict the consequences of ones actions. Another way to view the situation could be from the non-consequentialist perspective which states that “the consequences of an action have no bearing on its rightness or wrongness”(26). From this position, even though Belle was punished, Grimesly should also now be punished ...

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