DP2
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/58#DP2
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision question
Would it be ethical for Engineer W to sign off on the artificially revised design, and does his willingness to personally assume formal responsibility for the revision discharge his faithful agent, responsible charge, and honesty obligations under the NSPE Code?
Focus
Engineer W's decision whether to sign off on a design artificially revised to impact the old Shadyvale water main, and whether his offer to personally assume formal responsibility discharges his ethical obligations as a licensed DOT engineer
Option1
Refuse to sign off on the artificially revised design and instead formally petition DOT leadership or the relevant state authority for a hardship exception or policy amendment on Shadyvale's behalf
Option2
Sign off on the revised design on the basis that the water main's genuine deficiency and Shadyvale's financial hardship constitute sufficient public welfare grounds for a senior licensed engineer to exercise professional judgment in interpreting the unavoidability standard broadly
Option3
Sign off on the revised design while simultaneously documenting the public welfare rationale in the project record, treating the documented justification as satisfying the responsible charge and transparency obligations even if the revision technically exceeds policy
Role
Engineer W Faithful Agent Obligation Violated DOT Policy Shadyvale
TTL
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case58:DP2 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Would it be ethical for Engineer W to sign off on the artificially revised design, and does his willingness to personally assume formal responsibility for the revision discharge his faithful agent, responsible charge, and honesty obligations under the NSPE Code?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer W's decision whether to sign off on a design artificially revised to impact the old Shadyvale water main, and whether his offer to personally assume formal responsibility discharges his ethical obligations as a licensed DOT engineer" ;
proeth:option1 "Refuse to sign off on the artificially revised design and instead formally petition DOT leadership or the relevant state authority for a hardship exception or policy amendment on Shadyvale's behalf" ;
proeth:option2 "Sign off on the revised design on the basis that the water main's genuine deficiency and Shadyvale's financial hardship constitute sufficient public welfare grounds for a senior licensed engineer to exercise professional judgment in interpreting the unavoidability standard broadly" ;
proeth:option3 "Sign off on the revised design while simultaneously documenting the public welfare rationale in the project record, treating the documented justification as satisfying the responsible charge and transparency obligations even if the revision technically exceeds policy" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer W Faithful Agent Obligation Violated DOT Policy Shadyvale" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T22:22:51.681435"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 58 Extraction" .
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2026-02-25T22:22:51.681435
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ProEthica Case 58 Extraction