Whistleblowing EOTO 2

 

    One of the things I seemed to gather new knowledge about was whistleblowing. In fact, we are currently talking about whistleblowing in my ethics class so the presentation given gave me the more insight I needed. I learned that whistleblowing happens when a company or person is committing a fraudulent activity or even crime. Whistleblowers are the ones who call these people out or bring the issue to the attention of law enforcement and the public. There are several messed up cases where people came about to address the problems. One of the cases discussed was one where a man conducted a social experiment with LSD. He was trying to see how it reacted with body movement. Several people were put into partied with the drug and examined. LSD is a very harsh drug and it is not for everyone. In fact, it is not even legal. So why is this study even happening? Eventually, someone saw the flaws in this and blew the whistle on it. This brought this case to the attention of law enforcement who obviously did not agree with this activity. We were not told what happened to the conductor of this study, but I am sure they were put into some sort of jail for what they did. One of my favorite whistleblowers is Tyler Shultz. He blew the whistle on Elizabeth Holmes' company, Theranos. HERE you can read the full story. Theranos was a medical company that claimed to be able to help patients by testing their blood and gaining readings and information from it. Turns out, this entire company was a fraud and a lie. Shultz noticed that this technology was not real nor functioning. He blew the whistle on this company and the founder has been sent to jail and is awaiting sentencing. Whistleblowing is not only crucial in business, but also the media. Many people do not know the ins and outs of the media and it can be easy to get tossed up and fooled. In order to prevent these things from happening, we have to rely on good people to bring these problems to public attention.