The following ethical dilemma appears in Randy Cohen's The Good, the Bad and the Difference.
After reading the passage, offer your own advice. You may include in
your response what others have said on this blog. Be sure that you justify your response.
A
college student called me last week to say that his "friend" had
visited my web page, lifted something I wrote, and turned it in as his
own work. Now his "friend's" professor is suspicious and plans on
searching the web to find the material. If the professor finds that the
paper was plagiarized, he will recommend expulsion.
The
student begged me to take the paper off my site, fearing that his
"friend's" academic career, and possibly his life, will be ruined. What
should I do?
