• Did the East Dakota State Police do anything deceitful?
• Was the E D S P unfair to anyone?
• Did the E D S P violate anyone's rights?
• Who benefited from the actions of the E D S P and how great were the benefits?
• Who was harmed by the actions of the E D S P and how great were the harms?
• What other courses of action could the E D S P have taken to achieve its objectives?
• Did the E D S P do the right thing by complying with the request of the F B I?

To address the problem of accidents caused by speeding, the East Dakota State Legislature passes a law authorizing the East Dakota State Police (E D S P) to install video cameras on all of its freeway overpasses. The cameras are connected to computers that can reliably detect cars traveling more than five miles per hour above the speed limit. Sophisticated image recognition software enables the system to read license plate numbers and capture high-resolution pictures of vehicle drivers. If the picture of the driver matches the driver's license photo of one of the registered owners of the car, the system issues a speeding ticket to the driver, complete with photo evidence. The new system receives extensive media coverage, and six months after the system is put into operation, the number of people speeding on East Dakota freeways is reduced by 90 percent.

The F B I asks the E D S P for real-time access to the information collected by the video cameras. The E D S P complies with this request. Three months later, the F B I uses this information to arrest five members of a terrorist organization.