Posted by NCWayne on July 31, 2008 at 17:16:50 from (166.82.164.236):
I just read the post below by JTinNJ and based on the variety of the responses it got me wondering. Just where do we draw the line on how much can be taken from us and under what circumstances, before we get mad? In this case some said in effect it was more or less his civic duty to "take the loss" because it was cause by emergency personel, some said the loss was so low as to not be worried about, some berated him for even thinking about the loss and wanting compensation because someone had gotten hurt, some said everyone was gonna get their part so why not him, and the list goes on. One post mentioned a yard being messed up when a lady ran through it into a pond and not being worried about the damage to the yard. I guarantee the response to that incident would have been a bit different if the lady had damaged a vehicle or a structure on the way to the pond instead of just leaving ruts in the grass. Now I've been on these boards for quite a few years and can tell there are alot of us out there that have and would "give the shirt off our backs" to help someone but if someone TAKES something from us it's a different story. In this case something was taken from this guy and the way I see it wether his loss was $1 or $1000 someone is accountable for it. Problem is no one wants that accountability, thus the crux of his question. In light of his situation and the variety of the answers my question to ya'll is this. How much would someone have to take from you either directly or indirectly before you got upset and demanded accountability? Since I realize that the situation puts a variable in there, under what circumstances would you be able to completely let anyone and everyone forgo responsibility for what was taken from you regardless of the amount, even if it left you hard up and/or pennyless? It's a hard question I know because it makes me think too, but after reading the responses telling JT to just suck it up I'm wondering just how many out there would really be willing let someone, anyone just take something from them and not be asking the same question he is. Personally I work hard for everything I've got and if I can help someone out and give them someone they need fine, but if someone just takes something from me through no fault of my own I'm gonna expect accountability. Even if I can deal with the monetary loss in todays world everything, in any business, ultimately boils down to money, yet in my opinion accountability is still the key.
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