Paint no. 415
Oh my God, it's a mirage-- I'm tellin' yall it's update.
Okay, let's jump straight to this-- today's discussion question.
Please, be forewarned, this ethical quandry is so intense that your unborn child could be born dangerously ethical. Doctors may have to handle it with lead gloves.
So, a hypothetical dude is on a road trip. We'll call him Stephen Meintz. This off-putting, unpleasant fellow pops into a McDonalds for a pee-break and to buy a gigantic soda to keep him awake.
Two hours later, he's processed the soda and stops into a different McDonalds 130 miles down the road to refill his cup and re-empty his bladder.
IS THIS OKAY TO DO?
On the one hand, the soda was bought with a promise of free refills. If this guy had sat in that same McDonalds for the two hours, then stood up and refilled his cup, there would be no question that his actions were okay. But what's the statute of limitations on that?
PLUS, McDonaldses are franchised, which means he basically bought one cup from one dude, then refilled it with another dude's soda, even though the corporation was the same. Is that just part of owning a McDonalds, or are the cups tied to their particular location?
Or is it all just not a big deal because soda's crazy cheap when bought in bulk by a gargantuan corporation? But does it not being a big deal make it ethical?
(Oh right, and new website link again.)
Okay, let's jump straight to this-- today's discussion question.
Please, be forewarned, this ethical quandry is so intense that your unborn child could be born dangerously ethical. Doctors may have to handle it with lead gloves.
So, a hypothetical dude is on a road trip. We'll call him Stephen Meintz. This off-putting, unpleasant fellow pops into a McDonalds for a pee-break and to buy a gigantic soda to keep him awake.
Two hours later, he's processed the soda and stops into a different McDonalds 130 miles down the road to refill his cup and re-empty his bladder.
IS THIS OKAY TO DO?
On the one hand, the soda was bought with a promise of free refills. If this guy had sat in that same McDonalds for the two hours, then stood up and refilled his cup, there would be no question that his actions were okay. But what's the statute of limitations on that?
PLUS, McDonaldses are franchised, which means he basically bought one cup from one dude, then refilled it with another dude's soda, even though the corporation was the same. Is that just part of owning a McDonalds, or are the cups tied to their particular location?
Or is it all just not a big deal because soda's crazy cheap when bought in bulk by a gargantuan corporation? But does it not being a big deal make it ethical?
(Oh right, and new website link again.)