How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for money ?
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyinteresting responses, a lot more people would contemplate it which is interesting than earlier expected, obviously doing it and saying it are 2 totally different things. I guess the temptation is always there especially in harsh times where graduates are unemployed, its quick and easy money to earn it the wrong way.
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyHe said you are guaranteed not to get caught, like your dad.(Original post by PhoenixFortune)
My dad did something illegal to get money, and now he's facing prison, so no, I wouldn't.
In regard to the OP, yes I would. I expect the majority of people on TSR would if there was enough money at stake.Last edited by Ollieeeee; 07-08-2012 at 11:48. -
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyconsidering I pay money to do something illegal I think it's safe to say I would also accept money for doing something illegal.
Would I be paid to do something immoral, however? Probably not, but I guess everyone has their price. -
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyI think that most people respect the law to a certain extent, thereafter they become governed by a combination of their own temperamental constitution (encompassing morals and ethics) and personal circumstances
Although technically fraud, some people may say that they are injured when they are not to the insurance company after a minor car accident whereas others won't. Some people will knowingly receive stolen goods as they are offered at a good price and this far outweighs any moral objections to the crime. Some may break into a newsagents and clean out the cigarette shelf and scratchcard reels because they in desperate need and this outweighs any moral objections, others do it for a bit of juvenile fun as they are not conscientiously disagreeable to the act.
There is no rhyme and rhythm to comitting a crime as a number of motives are involved but I think that when people do decide to commit a crime, they are often confronted by a triangulated forethought consisting of the status of criminal law within society, one's temperamental/ethical makeup and one's personal need. -
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyI think I would agree on breaking the law but it would depend on what I'm supposed to do. I think it's all to do with my own moral laws, what I see as 'ok' and what not.
The reason why I wouldn't be willing commit, say robbery (even if it's 'risk proof') it's because I find it primarily morally wrong and of course there would be a bit of fear of getting caught, shaming the family...
For other crimes such as drug distribution I would have slight fear but I don't think it's morally wrong therefore I would do it rather happily. (Speaking of smaller scale here) -
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Re: How law abiding are you - would you be willing to do something illegal for moneyIf there was no prospect of anyone else getting hurt and the heist was (hypothetically) foolproof, then I would do it of course.
I would dislodge a cashpoint from the wall and carry it up the street if I knew I could a) do it and b) get away with it.
