| Does Crime Pay? |
Sun, 28th Feb 10 3:32pm |
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BigCol |
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A strange thought occurred the other day during a chat with friends. What if it were somehow instilled into human nature to be totally honest? Can you think of any drawbacks? Do we actually need dishonesty to keep some people in work?
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 | | BigCol - 2010-03-02 11:11:33 | | | The placing of these posts on Facebook sometimes results in comments being left on Facebook rather than on Noddleit. Here is one such comment from a friend of mine, Mike Harrison, which I quite liked: “Dave Bubb (a dear departed mutual friend) and myself once decided to have a totally honest evening in a popular pub we used in Rochester in the early seventies, and if someone started talking to us who we 'had reservations' about, we advised them of our opinions of them. On hindsight, not such a good idea, (though the fact that one pain in the neck never spoke to us again was a bit of a bonus!)” A bit of plus and minus there. This next bit is from me again. The point of this post was really to highlight the fact that, as I see it, dishonesty is such an integral part of our society and there are so many jobs being carried out by so many people out there to deal with it that, if we were to suddenly become a totally honest society, and all of those jobs were to suddenly become redundant, the result in unemployment terms would be catastrophic. Consequently, it seems to me, that we actually need dishonesty and crime to keep our society flowing as we know it. I just found that thought interesting that’s all. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | colgiff - 2010-03-01 19:38:24 | | | Don`t you think life would be boring, knowing everything you do is completely honest?
Sorry dearest I just had a dishonest thought about that young lady that just passed us by???? Could also lead to a life of celebacy? | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2010-03-01 17:50:15 | | | Supposed to be honest or not supposed to be honest isn't the question messy. I'm interested in the scenario as you see it if they actually were and had no alternative. Total fantasy I know but, for example would we ever feel the need to question them? Would there be a need for more than one party? Just asking. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | messmanager - 2010-03-01 17:36:31 | | | @ BC. No Col, I was right the first time, and the people mentioned are supposed to be HONEST! Cor, luv a duck. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | messmanager - 2010-03-01 16:48:39 | | | Does crime pay? Well let's put it this way, there are over 600 pepole in the City of Westminster who seem to think it does. And that is not even scratching the surface... | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2010-03-01 10:26:38 | | | Taking your point regarding Capital Punishment elsie, true enough anyone committing murder would feel compelled to own up to it and as such we would all know we’ve got the right man/woman. But, thinking about it, did we not just have Capital Punishment for premeditated murder? Which could not exist. Spontaneous acts of passion could result in a killing but, as we’ve agreed, they don’t involve dishonesty as such. What about drug dealers? Will they now have to make an honest living? If so, where? There aren’t enough jobs as it is, without letting them into the legitimate world. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | elsie - 2010-03-01 01:03:58 | | | If we accept that aggression and therefore violent crime would still exist;in the case of murder(where honesty/dishonesty is often not the issue)capital punishment would not be controversial.There would no doubt as to guilt and there would be no need for juries. | | Nod+ (1) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2010-02-28 20:42:48 | | | Would we need customs officers? No Traffic wardens necessary. As long as the sign telling you how long you could park was displayed, surely our honest nature would make us adhere to that wouldn't it? What about the people who make neighbourhood watch signs? | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | mephisto - 2010-02-28 19:47:58 | | | It would certainly make for a more transparent society which would be beneficial for all in my opinion. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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| | BigCol - 2010-02-28 17:32:50 | | | Hadn’t really thought of it along the lines of being an evolved gene MS, but I take your point. I too feel crime would not be eradicated entirely, but I hadn’t approached it from the way you did. More along the simpler lines that violent crime would still occur as being spontaneous, but the perpetrator would feel compelled to own up to it. I like the angle of being unable to lie for the good. That’s interesting. I too will get back to you on that one. | | Nod+ (0) | Report | Follow |
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 | | MasterSignwriter - 2010-02-28 16:56:31 | | | If we evolved a gene that made us unable to tell lies it wouldve meant that many generations before us wouldve passed this trait on because it was useful in our day to day lives, like in the way we have evolved altruism. Personally i feel an honesty gene wouldnt stop crime as i believe criminals are being honest with themselves in their reasons for committing their crimes, in the same note we would lie to one about the safe combination or where your family were hiding, what would happen if we couldnt. Good post, ill come back to you on this one. | | Nod+ (2) | Report | Follow |
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