In our class lecture we discussed the unusual situation of Coach Brown and his unique strategy to win a football game. I personally believe that sewing on footballs to the front of player's shirts was immoral due to the dishonesty of the game and Golden Rule. I disagree more with his action because of its result than with his approach of winning. What kind of message is he sending out to his players? That he does not think they would be able to win if he had not come up with this tactic? He should be confident in his ability as a coach and believe in his players, rather than finding loopholes in rulebooks. His football team may not have been the strongest but that is just a reflection of his coaching abilities.
The other issue we addressed in class was whether or not we would allow a student with down-syndrome play in the football team. This issue is very difficult because there are several factors that must be considered: how good of a football player he is, how confident he is in learning plays, his ability in carrying out a play, etc… If I went with my moral value with the information presented, I would not allow this boy to play due to the possibility of him getting hurt. I would probably put beneficence before justice because I would feel responsible if he got injured. I understand that in football every player has a possibility of getting hurt, but this boy would have a greater disadvantage than all the others. However, the factors mentioned above would definitely be a factor in my decision. If he demonstrated capabilities to play the game, I would recruit him like any other player.
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