Prima Facie Deontology

Consider the following thought experiment: are the district attorney for New York. Recently have acquired evidence proving a Wall Street Executive's guilt over manipulating the market in his favor. His behavior risks a severe economic recession, if not a full-blown depression. Though the evidence is air tighti.e. undoubtableit turns out that the police obtained it without a search warrant. If you do nothing, then the Executive's behavior will continue, which will make another economic crash a certainty, given enough time. Clearly, you have a duty to prevent a crime of this magnitude. However, bringing the Executive to justice requires you to forge a search warrant, which you have a duty to refrain from doing. Now, respond to the following prompts:

1. general description of Prima Facie Deontology. description should include:
   • explanation of the pluralistic nature of the theory.
   • description of the various prima facie duties.
   • description of how prima facie deontology operates in practice (hint: what does it mean to prioritize duties?)
2. apply prima facie deontology to the above thought experiment.
   • In other words, what duties are relevant for this dilemma, and which duty, ultimately takes priority? Why?
3. consider some of the criticisms of the theory
   • Pick one of these criticisms.
   • explain this criticism. How and why is the criticism you have chosen a problem for prima facie deontology?