July 10, 2019.....top end of the Perimeter Highway, I-285, Atlanta. Apparently either a back door failed and/or an employee failed to latch it correctly?
Cash started pouring out the back door of the money truck on one of ATL's busiest roadways. When I say money, I'm talking to the tune of $200,000. People stopped, went into nearby woods where much of it landed, and started claiming their "unearned" bounty.
Being philosophical, I'm not going into some BULLSHIT diatribe about how dishonest many of us are.
No, the first thing that came to my mind are some introspective questions.....
1) If "I" could get away with taking something that wasn't mine and "I" REALLY wanted it and/or could use it without any repercussions, would I? I don't know? I believe, or at least really WANT to believe that I would do the right thing.....return it. After all, it's not mine!
2) Why does my conscience (FYI I'm an atheist) compel me to do things against my carnal wishes? It's 2019, and EVERYTHING is being watched! So for those that grabbed some of that bounty, you WILL be caught!
3) I remember a time when I took $50 of cash out of an ATM and got $60. Did it again for $30, got $40. And again. Apparently the "money person" fucked up. Must've put $20s in the $10 slot? Mistakes happen. The first thing I thought before claiming my $30 bounty was, "that guy or girl is probably going to lose his or her job over this"? I fuck up all the time, it's part of learning?
My overarching point is this: do I "tend" to do things honestly because I'm sincerely honest, or because I fear somebody is watching me? God? Cameras? (today)
I DON'T KNOW?
Cash started pouring out the back door of the money truck on one of ATL's busiest roadways. When I say money, I'm talking to the tune of $200,000. People stopped, went into nearby woods where much of it landed, and started claiming their "unearned" bounty.
Being philosophical, I'm not going into some BULLSHIT diatribe about how dishonest many of us are.
No, the first thing that came to my mind are some introspective questions.....
1) If "I" could get away with taking something that wasn't mine and "I" REALLY wanted it and/or could use it without any repercussions, would I? I don't know? I believe, or at least really WANT to believe that I would do the right thing.....return it. After all, it's not mine!
2) Why does my conscience (FYI I'm an atheist) compel me to do things against my carnal wishes? It's 2019, and EVERYTHING is being watched! So for those that grabbed some of that bounty, you WILL be caught!
3) I remember a time when I took $50 of cash out of an ATM and got $60. Did it again for $30, got $40. And again. Apparently the "money person" fucked up. Must've put $20s in the $10 slot? Mistakes happen. The first thing I thought before claiming my $30 bounty was, "that guy or girl is probably going to lose his or her job over this"? I fuck up all the time, it's part of learning?
My overarching point is this: do I "tend" to do things honestly because I'm sincerely honest, or because I fear somebody is watching me? God? Cameras? (today)
I DON'T KNOW?
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