Ethical decisions are easy for some people to make, but are
difficult for others. If an individual does not follow any of the rules of ethics,
there are usually repercussions. Repercussions could be small, such as if you
fire a friend and they no longer talk to you. On the other hand, repercussions
can be devastating, such as a large fine and many years in prison. Members of
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known as FIFA, decided
to take a risk and not follow any rules of ethics.
Recently, a member of FIFA, that was included in the scandal,
pleaded guilty of bribing sports marketing firms and embezzling money. FIFA
makes its money by selling sports marketing rights for commercials, but the
extra bribery is where the ethical decisions went wrong. This scheme went on
for 24 years and ran smoothly. The hit that the representative, whom pleaded
guilty, will take is more than $14 million and up to 20 years in prison. It is
amazing how such a scandal happened for so long and was practically unscathed.
Although it may be hard to make ethical decisions, the fact that you may lose
millions of dollars and face prison time is why it may not worth deciding what
is right and what is wrong.
Do you believe that FIFA is not the only organization that
has been unethical in its past? Why or why not?
Have you ever been in a situation when you’ve had to make an
ethical decision? How did the scenario play out? Do you believe you made the
correct decision?
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