Wasser Subordinate Task Refusal on Sustainability Grounds
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/13#Wasser_Subordinate_Task_Refusal_on_Sustainability_Grounds
Properties
Instance of
Active period
From Wasser's documented refusal through BER determination that refusal is permissible but not obligatory
Affected parties
Cutting Edge Engineering
Engineer Intern Wasser
Landscape architect client
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer Intern Wasser's refusal to perform the irrigation system design task assigned by Cutting Edge Engineering
Terminated by
BER determination that Wasser should perform the task while presenting sustainable alternatives
Triggering event
Wasser's objection to designing a traditional irrigation system on sustainability grounds, citing UN SDGs and NSPE Code Section III.2.d
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer Intern Wasser was assigned a design task to include provisions for a 'traditional' irrigation system
Text references
As a matter of personal conviction, Wasser can dissent and not perform the task (i.e., dissent is ethically permissible), but if Cutting Edge's position does not align with Wasser's view, this would create significant career issues for Wasser
Engineer Intern Wasser was assigned a design task to include provisions for a 'traditional' irrigation system
refusal to perform the design cannot be viewed as ethically obligatory
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Wasser Subordinate Task Refusal on Sustainability Grounds" ;
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proeth:affectedparties "Cutting Edge Engineering",
"Engineer Intern Wasser",
"Landscape architect client" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "13" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "13" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer Intern Wasser was assigned a design task to include provisions for a 'traditional' irrigation system" ;
proeth:stateclass "Subordinate Task Refusal State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer Intern Wasser's refusal to perform the irrigation system design task assigned by Cutting Edge Engineering" ;
proeth:terminatedby "BER determination that Wasser should perform the task while presenting sustainable alternatives" ;
proeth:textreferences "As a matter of personal conviction, Wasser can dissent and not perform the task (i.e., dissent is ethically permissible), but if Cutting Edge's position does not align with Wasser's view, this would create significant career issues for Wasser",
"Engineer Intern Wasser was assigned a design task to include provisions for a 'traditional' irrigation system",
"refusal to perform the design cannot be viewed as ethically obligatory" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Wasser's objection to designing a traditional irrigation system on sustainability grounds, citing UN SDGs and NSPE Code Section III.2.d" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "medium" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 13 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T01:11:40.626965"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
13
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
First case
13
Generated
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
Attributed to
Case 13 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T01:11:40.626965
Generated by
ProEthica Case 13 Extraction