Information Technology Ethics: Ethical Analysis of Amin Sthapit Murder

This essay provides an ethical analysis of the Amin Sthapit murder case, examining the actions of Roy Tabalbag through the lenses of utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and contract ethics. The essay argues that Tabalbag's actions, which resulted in the death of Amin Sthapit due to a love affair with Tabalbag's girlfriend Geecy, were unethical according to all four ethical frameworks. Utilitarianism suggests severe punishment for Tabalbag, while deontology highlights his responsibility to act rationally given his prior knowledge of Geecy's actions. Virtue ethics judges Tabalbag's character, pointing out his stubbornness. Contract ethics emphasizes the need for punishment to deter future crimes. The essay concludes that the murder was unequivocally unethical, emphasizing the importance of ethical considerations in human actions and relationships. It underscores how each ethical theory provides a different perspective on the case, leading to a unified condemnation of Tabalbag's actions.

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Executive Summary
Geecy Rebucas with Roy Tabalbag stayed in a small flat somewhere around in Mona Road.
Geecy also had a forbidden love affair with a cook named Amin Sthapit. It was completely
unethical to kill Amin, he was honest and innocent and did no harm to the society and to
Tabalbag. The ethical theories utilitarian, deontology, virtue and contract discussed over here
suggested that it was completely unethical to kill Amin. The utilitarian theory depicted that
Tabalbag should receive capital punishment or severe punishment for brutally stabbing Amin
though he did no harm to anybody, the deontology showcased that Tabalbag knew everything
beforehand that Geecy was involved with another man, he should have acted responsibly and
should have taken serious actions against Geecy instead he killed Amin. The virtue ethical
theory detailed that Tabalbag’s stubborn attitude is the reason for this mishap, he should have
stopped stabbing Amin repeatedly on request of Geecy but he did not bother to put a break.
The contract ethics also suggested that he requires punishment so that the message can be
conveyed that this kind of crime or act should not be repeated in future.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Utilitarianism Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit..............................................3
3. Deontology Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit.................................................3
4. Virtue Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit..........................................................4
5. Contract Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit......................................................5
6. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................6
7. References..............................................................................................................................7

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1. Introduction
Geecy with Tabalbag stayed in a small flat somewhere around in Mona Road. Geecy
also had an illicit love affair with a cook named Amin. This illicit love affair will be
discussed in the following discourse.
This discourse will grandstand the result of this illicit relationship and will also show
lights on Amin's murder case in details on the basis of four ethical theories - utilitarianism,
deontology, and virtue and contract.
2. Utilitarianism Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit
Roy Tabalbag was accused of murdering Amin for his self-fulfillment. He brutally
killed Amin though he was innocent. Tabalbag's girlfriend cheated him slept with another
man, his girlfriend was the criminal (Rosas & Koenigs, 2014). Geecy should take the
responsibility for what she did. Tabalbag should take harsh decisions and should take legal
actions against her misdeeds, instead of in anger he stabbed and killed Amin though it was
not his fault. Since Amin was honest and did no harm to the society and the surroundings, so
according to Utilitarianism Ethics Theory, Amin should not be killed. Amin killed him solely
to fulfil his wish, to take revenge from his girlfriend which is completely unethical. In any
way, this kind of act cannot be supported and Tabalbag requires harsh capital punishment
(Barrow, 2015). He accepted that the act of manslaughtering is a wrongdoing but he did not
accept the crime he committed, thus he must be imprisoned and should teach him the required
lesson.
3. Deontology Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit
This ethical theory does not encourage or entertain killing an individual. Amin was
innocent and did no harm to the society. Thus Tabalbag’s crime cannot be supported

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according to deontology ethics theory (Playford, Roberts & Playford, 2015). Amin was
probably unaware that Geecy was playing with him on one side and Tabalbag on the other
side. Tabalbag found Geecy behavioural change and he predicted that Geecy might be
involved with another man. Therefore, he installed Dr Fone to keep track of his girlfriend’s
phone calls. He also checked Geecy laptop and there he found Geecy sending email to Ryde
and telling him she would not be able to attend lectures. Since then Tabalbag was getting
ready to catch her girlfriend, Geecy. Thus from the above scenario, it can be concluded that
he knew all the things. He should have control over his emotions and should take smart
decisions to handle the scenario. Geecy cheated him; Amin had nothing to do, so Tabalbag
should take the charge of every misdeed (Chakrabarty & Bass, 2015). Though he surrendered
to police he is not prepared to accept the reality and the truth that he has actually committed a
crime brutally killing Amin and this crime cannot be taken granted.
4. Virtue Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit
Virtue ethics deal with the character of a particular person or a particular individual.
In this scenario, Tabalbag’s character will be judged. He had a girlfriend and loved her very
much. However, her character seemed strange to Tabalbag and he asked for the reason, he too
asked whether she was involved with any other man or not but Geecy completely disagreed
(Tsoukas, 2017). Though she was then involved with Amin she never wants to disclose that.
Geecy should choose anyone between Amin and Tabalbag but she cheated both. Tabalbag so
had to know the truth. So he installed a program to track Geecy’s phone calls and he also
accessed her laptop to investigate further. He found that Geecy was not going to attend
Ryde’s lectures (Bruni & Sugden, 2013). He tried to find out what Geecy wanted to know in
between, thus he tracked her and found her with Amin having sex. He could not take hold of
that situation and killed Amin with a knife.

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The Public Defender also agreed Tabalbag committed crime in anger and anybody in
that scenario could have done the same. He accepted that the act of manslaughtering was
wrong, but he was not prepared to agree that he actually committed a crime stabbing Amin.
Though he had deep feelings for his girlfriend he should understand that he committed an
unpardonable crime. Geecy requested Tabalbag to stop but he did not stop stabbing which
ultimately costs Amin's life (Mizzoni, 2017). Tabalbag for his stubborn attitude must be
punished severely.
5. Contract Ethics Theory on murder case of Amin Sthapit
The ethics theory basically deals with a particular set of rules and policies and every
citizen must follow these rules for the welfare of the society. Tabalbag should follow the
social contract ethics for good, he committed a serious crime by brutally killing Amin which
is really not acceptable to anybody and the society. The society should learn this kind of act is
vulnerable to risks and threats to anybody and if entertained can lead to several such crimes.
Thus Tabalbag requires severe punishment or capital punishment so that the society can learn
this kind of act should not get repeated (Vayena et al., 2015). The Australian Government
must make laws and everybody I Australia should follow the rules. The death sentence is also
given in certain scenarios measuring the extent of crime they have committed. Since Amin
was honest and did no harm to the society and to anybody including Tabalbag, killing him
Tabalbag should take all the blame.
Geecy was the main criminal she cheated both Amin and Tabalbag, Tabalbag could
have taken severe actions against Geecy instead in anger Tabalbag killed Amin who did no
harm to Tabalbag (Birnbaum & Lach, 2014). He accepted that the act of manslaughtering was
wrong. He too surrendered himself to police but he was not prepared to plead guilty of the
crime he committed. He should understand that killing an innocent person for no reason is

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harmful to the society and to anybody. It is a huge loss for the society and this kind of crime
cannot be entertained at any cost (Bowie, 2015). The society loses a cook just for Tabalbag's
misdeeds. Geecy, on the other hand, should realize that she should have respect for the
relationship and should have respect for Tabalbag, her approach to Amin lead to this mishap.
6. Conclusion
It can be concluded from the above discourse that it was completely unethical to kill
Amin, he was honest and innocent and did no harm to the society and to Tabalbag. The
ethical theories utilitarian, deontology, virtue and contract discussed over here suggested that
it was completely unethical to kill Amin. The first theory depicted that Tabalbag should
receive capital punishment or severe punishment for brutally stabbing Amin though he did no
harm to anybody, the second one highlights that Tabalbag predicted beforehand that Geecy
was involved with another man, he should have acted responsibly and should have taken
serious actions against Geecy instead he killed Amin. The virtue ethical theory stated that
Tabalbag's stubborn attitude is the reason for this mishap, he should have stopped stabbing
repeatedly on request of Geecy but he did not bother to halt. The contract ethics also
suggested that he requires punishment for the welfare of the society.

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