were they right for firing him? i'll get flamed out of existence for this, but yes. he was already missing work because of his illness. and less than two years later, he was obviously so physically ill that there is no way he would have been able to handle the workload at a high-pressure philadelphia law firm. I don't think it would be right to fire him because you're worried about the stygma of AIDS, and if the same case had been set today, I think they would have been wrong in firing him because with new drugs, he might have been able to handle the workload. But during the time the movie was set and under those conditions, Andrew was not capable of carrying the workload his job required.
relevant? if you mean, that he contracted it at a gay movie theater? then no. I don't think so. If you mean, because he was worried about the stygma? maybe. if he had reason to believe that his partners would discrimate against him, then those reasons might support his argument.
human rights--the right to work. the right to be treated fairly and not discriminated against based on superstition
accept? I think he can empathize with Andrew. as an african-american, he can certainly sympathize with the fight against discrimition. and, when he sees the librarian try to restrict Andrew's access at the library, I think Joe sees a cause he can fight for.
discrimination? honestly, it depends upon the circumstances. If I'm in a position to do something about it, then definitely. But, I've been in a job (grunt work, low pay, no standing) where I knew the boss was refusing to interview people based race, sex, etc. But, I also knew my speaking up was going to accomplish nothing but getting myself fired. And it wasn't a job I was willing to go to court over. So, I kept my mouth shut.
morally obliged to accept? no. I think taking the case was the right thing to do, but in that case, Joe is not required to take up every single fight against every single injustice he sees. A good thing to because he'd probably never get anything done. I think lawyers are ethically required to take a certain percentage of pro bono (no fee) cases. But, they can still pick and choose which cases they want to take a moral stand on.
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