In this scenario, it is easy for one to justify that Heinz had a reasonable basis for stealing the drugs. However, it is not a guarantee that the drug would have cured the wife he should have tried different novel approaches such as asking friends and family members to make contributions to make help him purchase the dosage. Heinz is not a criminal but stealing the drugs could see him end up languishing in hospital. I am certain he would have found other means of raising money including loans from friends that he could have assigned an agreement to pay back the money in installment.
Put I Heinz’s shoes I would have done the same I would not want to end up languishing in jail. This might even add on to the pain that my wife is already suffering. To make it worse what if she does not make it? I would push myself to the limits to raise the money. Even if I was forced to organize a small fundraising to help me raise the remaining $50,000.
In my deathbed, I would wish I had done everything possible to get the drugs for my wife. I would have tried to raise the money all means possible and avoid stealing the drugs. However, if push comes to shove, I would definitely steal the drugs and argue myself in court that the company should come up with payment plans for customers or the government encourage insurance companies to take up the cover. I would also argue that I had offered to make payments later to the company.
This case brings out the true nature of being human. Some individuals make decisions based on the possible consequences and no regards for the means while other make decisions based on the means they believe that the means do not justify the outcome (Mappes & Zembaty, 2011).
Work Cited
Mappes, T. & Zembaty, J. (2011). Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy. New York: McGraw-Hill.
