Reflection About Ethical Dilemmas

When thinking back on my term thus far, one ethical dilemma that I experienced really stands out to me. Finding a balance between holding girls accountable and obtaining a friendship with them can be difficult. One of my main personal values that I strongly believe in, is being a good friend. While being President, I think that I have still done a good job of being a good friend and being there when girls need me. With that being said, multiple disciplinary cases that have been brought to my attention involving my friends. This puts me in terrible situations because I need to separate my friendship and hold these girls accountable for their actions. I still want these girls to understand that I am there for them as their friend if they are upset with the situation. But as the President, it is hard to be compassion with girls because they all know the rules and they need to understand that negative actions will have consequences.
After watching the Ted Talk by Damon Horowit in class, I connected my ethical dilemma to the moral operating system. Horowit explains the system as the moral framework that will help guide us to making correct decisions. This moral operating system will tell us what type of things are wrong and right in the first place, leaving us to know how to act in any given situation. Growing up, out parents guided us teaching us that praise was for good things and scolding was a result of bad things. Each day growing up, we use different techniques like