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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
That's my identical internet cousin, but if it were me... where is the inconsistency? I worded my statement very carefully, specifically because I foresaw the inevitability of this question arising. Not to mention that he (my cousin) wouldn't dream of crying foul later on if he were ever to run into legal problems because of his activities. He understands the consequences fully.
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I guess the inconsistency would be your careful hewing to any hand-signed agreement, but not so much to a certain digitally-signed agreement?
Also, there's a bit of a goalpost-moving from "I don't violate my word" to "I won't complain if caught". To the best of my knowledge, these teachers didn't complain, either -- *I* am.
None of my business -- again, Chaotic Good -- but I do think there's a certain amount of privilege in this thread that isn't helping the issue.
I think being fired from a job in this day and age for drinking a beer at a BBQ is a heinous act on the part of the employer and should be actionable in court, because the fired person could lose their house and sink into debt for the rest of their life. (That's not even touching the health care issues.) And the fact of the matter is, no one can live to a perfect GODLY LIFE STANDARD -- that's sort of the POINT of Christianity, if I understand the religion properly.
I also think the government has the responsibility to protect its citizens from unfair termination of employment -- if only because a
healthy republic isn't built on the backs of the homeless, the hopelessly indebted, and the chronically ill.
Saying, therefore, that the person fired should basically have known better and had a certain brand of "I don't violate paper contracts, but I do break DRM on the weekends" morality is not especially sympathetic-towards-the-wronged-person or helpful-to-the-republic-in-question. It's really only helpful towards the employers who benefit from being able to abuse and dominate people.
I'll bow out of this now because, as you say, I value our friendship.
