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1. Is Courtesy Professional?

   ... Or, put another way, the Bronx police force has an ethics environment that embraces preferential treatment to VIPs and their ... of Interest Board, since ticket fixing is a government ethics issue more than a criminal issue. This would be a perfect opportunity to try an alternative sort of ethics proceeding, where the entire Bronx force would be the respondents, since ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Council Fiefdoms and Unethical Behavior

   ... the practice, feels that now is the time to get such an ethics reform passed, due to a recent scandal (one aspect of the charges ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Misuse of Official Commendations

   ... for political purposes. So what's wrong with this? Ethics codes limit gifts to officials, not gifts by officials (and even ... wrong with a few hundred commendations? Government ethics involves relationships and obligations. The direction of those ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. A Miscellany: Misuse of Government Employees and Legislative Immunity

   ... is a difference or two between this situation and government ethics. First, look at this situation. The conduct was physically violent, and ... the arrest was not politically motivated. In government ethics, there is only metaphorical violence against the public, not against a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Moral Clarity IV - Self-Interest

   ... One problem Americans have with respect to government ethics is that one of our society’s principle ideologies is that everyone ... people respect us. But, as Neiman points out, looking at ethics in terms of self-interest “leaves us helpless whenever ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Bias Is Not a Conflict

   ... removal effort said of the conflict provision in the county ethics code, "The clear intent of this section is to avoid even the appearance ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Truth-Telling

   ... terms), a lie is almost never a violation of a government ethics code. In addition, most people don't seem to think lying is such a bad ... to make truth-telling an aspirational goal, as the City Ethics Model Code does by including the American Society for Public ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices and Campaign Contribution Conflicts

   ... state chamber of commerce). The state's longstanding ethics code for justices requires them to recuse themselves if their ... Voters would petition the Supreme Court for better judicial ethics. But why would the states' realtor and business associations petition ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Police Officers' Failure to Report Criminal Activity for Their Own Personal Interest

   ... of ethical misconduct (and a classic case of an unhealthy ethics environment), and it should be investigated and sanctioned. Every police ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Lobbying Laws Are Lacking in Florida Independent Special Districts

    ... about the districts and what they do, not to mention their ethics programs. There is no one to hold the districts accountable. What I ... there are many independent special districts with decent ethics program, but most lack both ethics and lobbying oversight programs, and ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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