Would I accept a job I knew to be criminal if the money were good enough? Absolutely. Illegality in itself, would not deter me. I would, however, need to be reasonably certain that I wouldn’t be caught. Prison would not suit my sensibilities. I'm not at all comfortable in proximity to others.
Of course, being the fine upstanding citizen you know me to be, I would not accept any position that required me to violate my strict code of ethics. The law be damned! I don't have much use for it. What’s legal today can be illegal tomorrow at the whim of some judge or politician.
Besides, there is far too much that is perfectly legal and yet completely immoral: taxation, factory farming, fluoridating the water supply, drenching crops in known carcinogens, punishing people for victimless crimes, not to mention the entire financial system. I could go on, but don’t worry — I won't. I know your life is getting shorter by the minute.
And no, I'm not a socialist, though I can deliver a rousing rendition of 'The Red Flag.' To quote George Bernard Shaw, “A socialist is somebody who has nothing and is prepared to divide it equally among everybody.”
As I see it, most of us do not need laws to keep us in line, and the few who do are unlikely to obey them anyway. Laws exist largely to criminalise as many of us as possible, to fill the state coffers. The more laws - the more crimes, the more crimes - the more fines.
So, if any of you has an illegal scheme that promises to make me a packet, do let me know in the comments.
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Posted in response to Galenkp's Weekend experiences asking ' ' Would you accept a job that you knew was criminal just to make a healthy sum of money?"
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