Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley Jones (July 20, 2002 – May 16, 2010), was a seven-year-old African American girl from the East Side of Detroit, Michigan who was shot and killed during a raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department's Special Response Team on May 16, 2010. Her death drew national media attention and led U.S. Representative John Conyers to ask U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for a federal investigation into the incident.
The officer that killed Aiyana defense is the it was a mistake due to Aiyanas grandmothest grabbing his gun. Just recently the trial for this officer was considered a mistrial. When I look at this family, the officer and the incident as a whole I thought of a few ethical dilemmas.
Allison Howard /Reality TV producer was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in this case. She was accused of misleading officers about the content of the video that was recorded during the 2012 raid and who she showed the video to. Are you serious? A child was killed and you wouldn't do everything possible to see that justice served if need be? This was an ethical dilemma for her. The producer apparently didn't know if she should give over information that would help the case and possibly land an officer in jail. This was unethical because a child was killed and she did not co-operate with the police. Its unethical also because she lied and broke the law. As far as the trial itself, I do not have the full details of what actually happen that evening so it is unknown if the officer was unethical in any way or if it truly was a mistake. This officer is innocent until proven guilty. Currently he has not been proven guilty. Code of Ethics 1.03 states that Social workers must obtain informed consent before videotaping clients or permitting observation of services to clients by a third party. There was no consent by this family to even video the home.
As the Social worker for this family the first thing I would recommend is grief counseling for the family and for the parents. I would be very concerned about Aiyanas siblings as well , checking to see if there is anything that will help them as well. I would have also checked for any resources that would help the family at the time such as burial assistance, food and clothing. This case will always be in the hearts and minds of Detroiters. Its already unfortunate that a child was killed...........even more disturbing that anyone involved would have an ethical dilemma when it comes to doing the right thing for justice for Aiyana.
Resources
Fox 2 News
Google/Aiyana Jones Trial
NASW Code of Ethics
WDIV Detroit.Com/First 48 Producer accepts Plea deal
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