Re: Re: Re: Re: Was Blue Shades topic below


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Posted by dp on June 24, 2002 at 22:55:09:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Was Blue Shades topic below posted by Steve C on June 24, 2002 at 10:16:27:

"Someone talking [sic] my tuba, or my truck is a bit different than them putting it[again] on a photo-copier."
You're right, it's a difference in scale, but still a case of "ought" -v- "ought not"like returning change when the cashier counts back for a 20 when you gave them a 10, but pocketing it when they give you three Susan B. Anthony dollar coins instead of three quarters.
Or along the lines of pocketing a couple of mouthpieces from a dealer, or running a red light when no one is around, or avoiding sales tax.
Cheating on the SAT's? Sleeping with a professor/boss/neighbor's husband/wife?

Sadly, very few are listening to Rick or myself make reasonable cogent arguements for a simple measure of honesty that goes beyond convenience. "Some people's kids" used to be a saying for dismissing the self-oriented actions of youth. With this in mind, gotta wonder what's to come when these various (usually anonymous) apologists for petty thievery have kids of their own.

YIPES



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