morality poll

[alien42]

is it morally wrong to profit from tragedies such as 9/11 or hurricane katrina?

a good example is by investing in stocks that are directly impacted by such events.

 

[GhettoPeanut]

you should wat Toxic Sludge is good for you"
good movie about PR. they talk about stuff like that.
http://www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy.html

theres the book and a movie.

 

[dug777]

hell no...unless what you do actually worsens/adds to the tragedy...like say if you had bought stocks in Dubya's hurricane generating contractor immediatedly prior to the event...
























:laugh:

 

[biostud]

It wasn't something I would brag about if I earned a lot of cash on.

 

[Kelemvor]

If you are legally investing in companies that will see more business because of some sort of tragedy... then it's not morally wrong.

But if you are doing something that more along the lines of scamming people or playing on their hard luck... then definitely.

But it sounds like you mean the first oen which is just fine.

 

[mdchesne]

wrong to invest in stocks profiting from war or relief of natural disasters? no

wrong to put up a market cart in front of where the 9/11 towers stood selling "CNN live broadcasts of the tower's being hit by planes" next to your "Girls gone wild: in afghanistan!" video tapes.... YES

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you are legally investing in companies that will see more business because of some sort of tragedy... then it's not morally wrong.

But if you are doing something that more along the lines of scamming people or playing on their hard luck... then definitely.

But it sounds like you mean the first oen which is just fine.

I concur FrankyJunior :beer:

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you are legally investing in companies that will see more business because of some sort of tragedy... then it's not morally wrong.

But if you are doing something that more along the lines of scamming people or playing on their hard luck... then definitely.

But it sounds like you mean the first oen which is just fine.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Investing in stocks - no.
Taking advantage of the victims - yes.