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In fairness, I don't think stealing $20 makes the local news these days, unless you live in a town of 300 people. There's a lot of antisocial behavior that goes
by gottorf 23d ago
In fairness, I don't think stealing $20 makes the local news these days, unless you live in a town of 300 people. There's a lot of antisocial behavior that goes unreported.
But moreover: I guess there's a presumption, whether fair or not, that well-paid executives overseen by wealthy boards of directors are pre-vetted and act in good faith, whether or not those actions pan out and make money; versus robbery or violent crime that people recoil from, that assumption of good faith isn't there, because it's self-evident to ordinary people that there is no justification for such actions.
- consp 23d agoI would argue there is a broad difference in ethicality and reason between the bottom and top of the food chain, making these examples less clear cut. If your plan as a low level employee doesn't work out you still get fired and the consequences are far greater.
- DemocracyFTW2 23d ago> I don't think stealing $20 makes the local news these days https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_Emmely https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_Emmely Got fired because she redeemed two orphaned bottle deposit slips worth 1,30€ (in 2009, so more like 1,50€ in today's money /s). Caused a nation-wide discussion.
- ZiiS 23d agoIt was the being fired that made the news; not the stealing.
- phonon 23d agoI don't think anything will beat https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15148829 https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15148829 School principal fired and loses $130k pension for overfilling coffee (about 50 cents).