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warshawlawWe often focus too little on right and wrong, what with our government acting liked an angry 3-year-old in the sandbox and all, but we should.
I had a perfect example this morning. At 6:30 a.m. I was putting out a pile of used stuff for the local church rescue mission to pick up. I went inside to get one more item and as I come back outside some jerk is already loading the stuff from my curbside into his van. Now, do I confront him or let it go? The easy thing to do is walk away since, ultimately, I don't want the stuff anyway. The right thing to do is at least try to preserve the donation for the church. We have an angry fight in the street and I end up calling the cops, which makes him put the stuff back. An hour later, my neighbor calls me and tells me that the guy just loaded up his van and took the stuff again. So, the bastard got my stuff but I got a police report in there and if he is stopped, there will be a jacket already waiting for him. Did I "win"? No. The cops have more important things to do than chase guys who rip off charitable donations, especially today. But did I do the right thing? Yes. Will I do it again even knowing that I won't get anything out of it? Yes.
Keep exposing rip-offs here not because it is rewarding but because it is the right thing to do.