Over here at the Friends Club Retreat a question was raised that I think should be shared with the larger e-community: How much money would it take to get you to shoot a puppy?One young attorney at a prominent New York law firm boldly stated that he would do the deed for $50,000 [correction: $5,000], prompting aghast looks from (among others) his devoted girlfriend of several years. So, assuming the following conditions,
- That the puppy would die instantly,
- That the event would take place in a world in which the act wouldn't be morally reprehensible,
- And that the money would be used to advance the cause of human rights in some form of the other,
9 comments:
don't do it, youngblood!
i think the sum at stake was actually $5,000.
i stand corrected.
I can't believe we live in a world with puppy shooters and dog fur trimmed coats. Personally, I can't conceive of such a thing, shooting a puppy or $50,000!
you know, i bet the kind of person who would shoot freaking puppies for a paltry $5,000 would be amoral enough to think that "this is the type of mystery where you try to figure out who did it" is a legitimate clue for the word "whodunit" when playing catchphrase.
could be just crazy psychoanalysis on my part, though.
if paying off my student loans in full would count as advancing human rights in some manner, then i would shoot a puppy for $[redacted VERY large amount]
In related news, my two-year-old nephew apparently killed his pet bird today, trying to hug it through its cage.
I think the conditions are a cop out. The money has tone for personal gain.
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