Re: Ethics question. What would you do?


In response to some other responses, I have to said I'm somewhat
disappointed in RGP. You don't do the right thing to avoid "karma being
a bitch", to gain a comp (you shouldn't need to be bribed to do the
right thing), to avoid the dunning phone calls at home, or even "because
it isn't worth ruining some clerk's life who would be fired or have to
make up the difference from pay" (sorry, Perry). You do the right thing
because its *right*. Period. It's not your money, and you have no
right to it whatsoever, regardless of who screwed up.

Once the cashier hands you that money it has become yours. If I'm betting 10$
chips and accidentally drop down a $1000 as the roulette ball drops the casino
doesn't fix my error.

I'd also point out the mistake immediately, but solely so the cashier wouldn't
lose their job.

I take issue with your simplistic high-horsing about. What's *right* is not
always so clear cut. What if you had to choose between returning the money or
putting it towards your uninsured family member's hospital bill? What if this
money could literally be the difference between life and death for someone else?
Would you still cling so tightly to your narrow version of *right* as defined
by modern property law?

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