M. Bega Ethics Case Study

The issue here is whether M. Bega’s conduct was intentional. This element is satisfied when the wrongdoer have an intentional specific conduct that led to an emotional distress. Womack, 215 Va. 338. Here, the facts don’t let any ambiguity regarding the intention of M. Bega. His action was intentional. He intends to send the text message. He sends thirty-five texts over the last couple of months. In most of them he was cursing Ms. Romero calling here a “whore”, a “slut”. In nine of them he proves his intention by sending “everyone will see how fat you are soon”. Those messages only prove that M. Bega send the text messages to threat Ms. Romero. Finally, the facts that he sent so many of them from his cell phone prove he was not under duress