Comments | mattcanning: Judge this situation.

mattcanning

Judge this situation.

Dec 02, 2006 12:36

Somebody I know doesn't have a parking pass at LU and in the the past year got $30 in tickets and paid them, which is still cheaper than the annual parking pass fee ($90). So, discuss the morality of this. In some sense, it is allowed to park in the lot, but the risk is the ticket. If no tickets are given, that would seem to be the ( Read more... )

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monst3r December 2 2006, 20:22:55 UTC

is the fee 90$? i thought it was like ...130 or 300 or something with a 3 ( ... )

ianfromvaya December 2 2006, 21:06:58 UTC

hilarious, that i've been using the same parking pass as last year (and even though they are different colours) i have yet to recieve a parking violation.

mattcanning December 2 2006, 21:12:48 UTC

LOL!!!

I'm happy you're back on LJ.

The way I see it, it's a business decision on Lakehead's part. They make certain decisions giving the options and weighing the costs and benefits. Students parking are free to do the same. Although in another sense, I suppose it would be like saying stealing is ok as long as you don't get caught, if you are aware in advance what the risks are. It's kind of a tricky issue.

I suppose the crime here, in the pragmatic sense at least, would be if a student who did not pay for parking ended up taking the spot of a student who did. If the spaces are available, you wouldn't be able to argue any individual was harmed, although LU would still be out money [...]. I'm still not sure about this one, but it's cool to look at it from different angles.

monst3r December 2 2006, 21:27:14 UTC

my benefit depends on the majority of people still buying passes but id still steal a spot when i saw it

tjernobyl December 8 2006, 06:14:05 UTC

1) Is it morally wrong to park on Lakehead University's property without permission?
2) Are parking spots scarce, and if so, would it be morally wrong to deprive another student of the spot?
3) Do the cost/benefits work out?

The problem with Objectivism is that the kind of society it creates kinda sucks, and the believers often become assholes. The ideology itself is pretty sound, and I really enjoyed her two main novels, but the implications don't seem to really pan out.

I don't want to live in a dog-eat-dog environment. I want to live in a relaxed environment where everyone is striving, everyone is doing their best, but if you need a bit of slack for a while, you can get it.

Karma may be bunk, but if there's enough goodwill floating around out there, you're bound to recieve some. Enough goodwill creates a self-sustaining system.