# Ethical implications of punching a Save the Children volunteer in the face **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045 "2010-03-02T22:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045/61 "2010-03-04T03:48:41Z")
I should also point out that there were two charities that I did regularly donate to - Medecins sans Frontieres and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Ever since I saw bucketeers out on the street with their names on them, I haven’t felt the need to give to either group. I wrote them a letter to say why. I can’t imagine that they’d miss the few hundred bucks I threw at them, but it gave me a warm feeling to know that at least I’d provided a disincentive to employ bucketeers. A friend who’d done it (briefly) told me that the company took between 70 and 90% of the take, and the bucketeer got half of that. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045/62 "2010-03-04T21:38:56Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] Between the Look of Imminent Death and the Staff of Attitude Adjustment… [/QUOTE] > [@Clothahump](#): > > Next testing cycle, we will be teaching mid-range staff in the Taekwondo school. I am so stealing these terms for the first class. 😃 If it helps, the Staff of Attitude Adjustment started its life as a 5’ flagpole. I’ve braided six strands of leather thong together, and added a small leather pouch, which dangles from the top. This gives it extra Attitude Adjusting qualities. I thought about hollowing out the top knob and pouring in some melted lead, but decided not to bother. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045/63 "2010-03-05T20:42:04Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Are these PIRG employees? I’ve read stories of what a sweatshop they can be as an employer. I worked for WISPIRG for a week one summer, and they are never, ever, ever getting any donations from me. I can’t speak to the kind of work they do, but they treat their employees in ways that are incredibly unethical, if not downright illegal. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045/64 "2010-03-06T03:14:45Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > Don’t you have any ordinances regulating panhandling in NYC? > > Here in Minneapolis, they would be cited for aggressive panhandling, not having a solicitors license, and possibly disturbing the peace. And the city would send a letter, threatening hefty administrative fines, to the charity involved. > > So don’t bother punching them yourself – that is why we taxpayers pay policemen, and provide them with heavy nightsticks. Yeah, there are ordinances here, but no one ever does anything about it. Besides, if they are going to cite someone I’d much prefer it be the guy wearing 18 shirts who hasn’t showered in a month screaming about how his baby will die if you don’t give him money on the train. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-implications-of-punching-a-save-the-children-volunteer-in-the-face/531045.md?page=3)