Comments for Ethics Bob http://ethicsbob.com Opinions about ethics in politics, sports, and life Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Update: Foxconn, maker of iPhones and iPads, announces big pay raise by Ethics Bob http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/18/update-foxconn-maker-of-iphones-and-ipads-announces-big-pay-raise/#comment-6049 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:46:51 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1682#comment-6049 There’s soooo much misinformation, as well as disinformation, on the web, it’s hard to know what’s right. The article has the feel of truth to it, but you never know. I know two things:
1) Apple acknowledges a responsibility for working conditions at its suppliers. Not all outsourcing companies do.
2) Apple has asked a trade association to audit Foxconn.

I don’t know how independent of Apple the audit will be.. Jim Keady, who I have great respect for, thinks it’ll be a whitewash. I’m more optimistic.

]]> Comment on Update: Foxconn, maker of iPhones and iPads, announces big pay raise by Ethics Bob http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/18/update-foxconn-maker-of-iphones-and-ipads-announces-big-pay-raise/#comment-6048 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:39:51 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1682#comment-6048 Tim Levier asks:

What say you about this article?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/23/sumofusorg_removes_false_claim_from_apple_petition_after_collecting_signatures.html

]]> Comment on Syrian uprising claims the lives of two intrepid American reporters by tlevier http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/22/syrian-uprising-claims-the-lives-of-two-intrepid-american-reporters/#comment-6047 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:29:05 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1687#comment-6047 Apologies for the wrong thread, I meant to leave it on your Foxconn update thread.

]]> Comment on Syrian uprising claims the lives of two intrepid American reporters by tlevier http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/22/syrian-uprising-claims-the-lives-of-two-intrepid-american-reporters/#comment-6046 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:28:27 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1687#comment-6046 What say you about this article?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/23/sumofusorg_removes_false_claim_from_apple_petition_after_collecting_signatures.html

]]> Comment on Is it ethical to buy an iPhone or iPad made in a Chinese sweatshop? by tlevier http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/14/is-it-ethical-to-buy-an-iphone-or-ipad-made-in-a-chinese-sweatshop/#comment-6039 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:38 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1665#comment-6039 That vixen. She said she loved me!

]]> Comment on Is it ethical to buy an iPhone or iPad made in a Chinese sweatshop? by Ethics Bob http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/14/is-it-ethical-to-buy-an-iphone-or-ipad-made-in-a-chinese-sweatshop/#comment-6037 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:46:44 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1665#comment-6037 Tim, Very considerate of you to offer your experience. The bad news: I received my iP4S from Apple.com yesterday. The good news–so far it’s wonderful. I especially love Siri.

]]> Comment on Is it ethical to buy an iPhone or iPad made in a Chinese sweatshop? by tlevier http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/14/is-it-ethical-to-buy-an-iphone-or-ipad-made-in-a-chinese-sweatshop/#comment-6035 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:44:07 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1665#comment-6035 Bob, If you haven’t already, I just wanted to give you my 2 cents. My first iPhone was a 3GS, then the 4, and now the 4S. The 4S has been giving me more problems than the other 2 models (audio cuts out, freezing, etc) It may be just my specific unit, but if you can wait until Oct for the next model, it may be worth it. Of course, the upgrade from 3GS would be significant already.

]]> Comment on Can the outside world intervene to stop the slaughter in Syria? by Jack Marshall http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/17/can-the-outside-world-intervene-to-stop-the-slaughter-in-syria/#comment-6023 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:07:06 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1673#comment-6023 Beat me to this topic by juuuuuust this much, Bob; my depressing answer to your timely question was just posted.at Ethics Alarms.

]]> Comment on Can the outside world intervene to stop the slaughter in Syria? by Tom Stern http://ethicsbob.com/2012/02/17/can-the-outside-world-intervene-to-stop-the-slaughter-in-syria/#comment-6022 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:03:58 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1673#comment-6022 There is the ” loss of innocent life”,
Any civilian/ non participant, who is
Killed during a war and then there
Is loss of life that is innocent- a child
who neither participates nor even understands
the concept of violent hate designed to
Protect power.
The look oh this young Syrian girl’s face suggests that she is such a casualty.
Let us hope her eyes reach enough people
to enlighten the world that collateral
Damage is a myth and that destruction
Perpetrated by totalitarian regimes is a
Cancerous tumor that must be excised by
the people of the world!!!!!!

]]> Comment on America’s shame: our treatment of sex offenders who have served their sentences by Ethics Bob http://ethicsbob.com/2011/09/16/america%e2%80%99s-shame-our-treatment-of-sex-offenders-who-have-served-their-sentences/#comment-6007 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:21:53 +0000 http://ethicsbob.com/?p=1351#comment-6007 I’m very sorry about what happened to you. You’ve suffered two different injustices–convicted of a crime you didn’t commit, and unjust treatment as a convicted sex offender. It can test your character. I’m glad your faith is helping you get through it.

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