Robert DeFazio (9/3/2009)
Was the my choice right? Well, it did cause hardship for my family, and it did reduce my income; however, remaining true to one's principles has no price tag. At the end of the day when you are trying to go to sleep, you have to live with yourself and your own approval or disapproval of your actions. I am a believer in the notion that there is a clear distinction between right and wrong. Sometimes the price of being right is high, but it is the only right option.//.........//
Fear of losing one's job is never justification for cooperating in crime. At some point one has to stand up and be a man (or woman) of integrity and say, "Not on my watch!" It sounds a bit Pollyannaish, but principled behavior is the only antidote to the growing trend of cybercriminality and diminished business ethics. It lets employers know that they didn't hire people lacking a backbone.
I totally agree with these two statements.
Some folks here have stated that you don't know what you will do until you are in that situation. I believe that isn't really accurate. We've all been faced with situations where something wasn't right - what did we do then? We either did what we knew was right and felt ok about it, or we did what we knew wasn't right and suffered those consequences. We already know who we are inside. That's my opinion.