Human beings make decisions every moment of every day. Some decisions
             are mundane. One decides between sleeping past the alarm, or being one
             time for work, whether to eat an apple for lunch or a hamburger and bag of
             chips. Unfortunately, some choices hold more consequence than others do.
             Some decisions are hard to make. Even the simplest preference made over a
             long period can have a deadly result. A single cigarette may seem
             innocuous, but twenty years smoking at a rate of two packs per day causes
             How does one make a decision' Upon what set of guidelines does one
             place their trust' In a word - ethics. Ethics are a set of rules that
             guide us. They are the principles or standards by which one completes a
             task. The law embodies the ethical standards of a culture. Religion also
             sets forth commandments or codes in which one finds standards of behavior.
             In the movie, The Glass Shield, the characters must make hard
             decisions. They make choices based upon needs, self-image, fear, and even
             misguided love. As their situations change, their motivations for each
             decision they make change. The allure of choice has always been an
             opportunity for failure. If one makes the wrong choice, there is a
             probability that one may find oneself mired in the quicksand of
             consequence. Let us discuss a few of the choices made by the main
             characters based on motive, consequence, ethical correctness, and
             John Johnson is a newly graduated Sheriff. He finds himself assigned
             to a police station in Edgemar. He has dreamed about being a cop his whole
             life. His image of being a copy is comic book innocent. His values are
             that of a knight of the round table. He is eager, honorable, and destined
             to greatness. As in the comic sequence at the beginning of the movie,
             Johnson (JJ) wants to prove that he is worthy to wear the shield of gold.
             He aspires to the role as he understands i...