DP6
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/117#DP6
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP6
Decision Question
Should the board treat Engineer C's benevolent intent as a mitigating factor that reduces the ethical severity of the pre-selection promise, or apply a categorical bright-line rule under which good intent provides no defense to structural procurement harm regardless of the purity of the official's motivation?
Focus
The board must determine how to weigh Engineer C's benevolent intent — genuine gratitude for Engineer A's speculative contribution — against the structural harm to procurement integrity caused by the pre-selection promise, and whether good intent constitutes any mitigation of the ethical violation or whether procurement ethics demands a categorical bright-line rule independent of intent.
Option1
Recognize Engineer C's benevolent intent as a meaningful mitigating factor that reduces the ethical severity of the pre-selection promise, distinguishing gratitude-driven pre-selection from corrupt self-dealing and applying a less categorical condemnation that acknowledges the human reasonableness of the gesture.
Option2
Apply a categorical bright-line rule under which good intent provides no defense to structural procurement harm — condemning Engineer C's promise as a full ethical violation regardless of the purity of the motivation, because the structural harm to competitive procurement integrity is identical whether the promise arises from gratitude or corruption.
Option3
Treat the pre-selection promise as a full ethical rule violation while distinguishing the character assessment — acknowledging that Engineer C's benevolent motive is relevant to evaluating professional character and culpability even though it does not eliminate the procurement integrity violation itself.
Role Label
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
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2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 117 Extraction