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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by mc32 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @08:52PM (#20465607)
Totally agree with you there. If I were on the other side of something like this it would SUUCK! But you know people, even honest ones find it hard to resist “sticking it to the man”, i.e. the one with advantage, the baddie. Many rationalizations will be made. “It’s peanuts to them”, etc.
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by WalterBright on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @08:56PM (#20465622)
A father and son were walking down the street. The father tips his hat to a woman they pass.

The son asks: "Father, why did you tip your hat to her? She's a prostitute, not a lady."

The father replies: "Son, you are correct, she is no lady. But I am a gentleman."

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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by jeswin on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:43PM (#20465919)
In many countries prostitution is as legal as software development. I think we should refrain from these jokes, especially since most do it out of a lack of alternative careers and to feed families.
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by mc32 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:55PM (#20465986)
I read it completely the opposite. The son looks down at the prostitute, but the father sees humanity in her and does not judge and treats her as a fellow person with dignity.
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by skinnymuch on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @11:45PM (#20466505)
But the father says she is no lady
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by WalterBright on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:28AM (#20466704)
The father says that her status does not determine his behavior as a gentleman.

To belabor the point, being an ethical person is not contingent on ethical behavior by the other party.

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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:50PM (#20465951)
Most actually do it because of human trafficking, violence, drugs, mafia, etc.
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by solveit on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:39PM (#20465897)
As much as I agree with the point you're making, there's nothing wrong with being a prostitute.
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