Kerr-ect Al!

Something I'm sure he'd be all to pleased to recify if I'm reading Ari's posts correctly!

MAC ... breathe ... you're not a scumbag here.

Your judgement lapsed for a moment and this has caused a few JB fans to express their displeasure vociferously.

You have already expressed that this incident will not have a sequel. The future value of your reputation hinges on this.

To the rest of the offended board members: I don't know where your finances are sitting right now but mine have gone up and down (sometimes very down) over the years. I have actually gone without or with very little food a few times. I am NOT condoning theft of any kind here, but sometimes, when faced with dire circumstances, mistakes can be made. Unless you yourself have walked a mile in a person's shoes, you can't imagine what pressures or pains this person is coping with.

Myself: if my kid needed absolutely a lifesaving treatment that I had no honorable means of obtaining, I would do anything short of murder to get it. This simple realization has driven the point home to me that ethical behavior is a rather plastic concept and that's it's far easier to be ethical with a full belly and a fat bank account.