Several major events in the civic arena of the United States arose during 2020 - 2021. Some of them are global and some of them are both global and national (in the United States). As a public service leader, either in the nonprofit sector or the public sector, all of these events likely affected your work, your clients, and you personally. Your assignment is to reflect on these major events using the readings about the moral underpinnings of public service leadership.

There is much that could be written, but your assignment is to use ideas from only ONE of the frameworks, and address only ONE category of Civic Issues.

MORAL FRAMEWORKS:

Below are the moral frameworks from the readings that should be used.. Pick only one framework.

• Ethical questions (Morgan, et al., Exhibit 5.6, pp. 119-120
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• Pick only one category; you can address any number of issues within the category.
  7. The death of George Floyd, a black man at the hands of law enforcement officers, not the first such death, but so visible an event that many took to the streets in major US cities and even small towns to protest and call for justice and reductions in police use of force.

• What moral principles are involved in these events? List your reasons why these moral imperatives matter to a public service leader.

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Exhibit 5.6 Key Questions for Sorting and Ordering Public Service Ethical Dimensions 1. What kind of ethical issue am I facing? Personal ethics The ethics of avoiding wrong-doing The ethics of doing public good ● Exhibit 5.6 Key Questions for Sorting and Ordering Public Service Ethical Dimensions 1. What kind of ethical issue am I facing? Personal ethics The ethics of avoiding wrong-doing The ethics of doing public good ●

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