Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip
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You’re sitting on the couch, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have arrived to arrest your spouse— for murder. This accusation comes as a total shock, but their fingerprints were found on the murder weapon. Your spouse insists they’re innocent. Should you believe your spouse, even though the evidence against them looks damning? Alex Worsnip takes a look at this classic ethical dilemma.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Worsnip
- Director Emily Howells, Aaron Brady
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Animator Emily Howells, Aaron Brady
- Composer Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
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Ultimately, in light of all of the different considerations and arguments, what do you think you should you believe in the case of the accused spouse? Should you believe that your spouse is guilty, or that they are innocent? Or should you suspend judgment, forming neither belief?
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Jameion Green
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Me personally i would believe that my spouse is innocent even if they had evidence at the end of the day it's still my souse
Om Patel
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I think that he might be guilty because we don't know when or were the killing happened he might have sayed that he was going out to get some food or left at night went her spouse was not looking.
Bradyn Faulk
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I think that you should believe in your spouse. They might only need you and if you don't believe them they might break down.
Trace Nale
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I would belive that they would be guilty if the jury could show the the evendec and if that can not do that then i would belive my partner.
Bryleigh Whittington
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i would stay by them but its just not up to me to tell the court that he is guilty or not and if he not then i would still stay by him
Ximena Lara
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It's hard to believe that person or not I would trust a spouse when it's proven.
Jacob Salazar
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it is harder to control your belief when you know the exact truth
Jacob Salazar
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to trust your spouse even if you know the truth
Carson Olivarez
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you always want to believe your spouse but you can't when the truth is standing in front of you
Caden Crutcher
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i think the spouse i not innocent he could be hidding his actions through out the marrige
