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Except in this case (if this is what happened??) they're paying a bribe to do something you shouldn't be able to do anyway. This isn't paying a bribe to conduc
by mehwoot 9y ago
Except in this case (if this is what happened??) they're paying a bribe to do something you shouldn't be able to do anyway. This isn't paying a bribe to conduct standard business, they're paying a bribe to access someone's medical records. I don't see how that is anymore acceptable if you're doing it in India than in any Western country.
- exelius 9y agoIt is more culturally complex than that. It's easy for us to look at it and moralize with western eyes, but bribery is simply part of the system in some places. People feed their families with bribes. Getting rid of the status quo won't happen overnight, and in the meantime companies have business to do. Being shitty is still being shitty though; and doxing rape victims is pretty shitty.
- rayiner 9y ago> It's easy for us to look at it and moralize with western eyes, but bribery is simply part of the system in some places. Seeing as how it's illegal in India, it's accurate to say that lots of Indians think it is immoral too! My dad left Bangladesh in part because a phone company tech wanted him to pay a bribe to get a second line installed and he didn't want to raise kids in a country like that.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> bribery is simply part of the system in some places Part Indian here. You can definitely lead an ethical life in India. It's harder. But not impossible. Characterising every Indian as corrupt by nature because it's their "way of life" is a cop out.
- dingo_bat 9y agoFull Indian here. You're right, but it is exponentially harder to do that and conduct a successful business. Businesses have to pay bribes at literally every step otherwise they simply won't be able to function.