is it wrong to collect money for charity then keep it for yourself?
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at
10:56 pm
i have a problem, my friends have recently started collecting money for charity and then keeping it for themselves and i didn’t want to stand out so i’ve been going along with it and helping them however after collecting the money i actually do donate all of my share to the charity so in that sense i am being honest, but thats only 25% of it and my friends all keep theirs… should i feel bad that i am sort of helping them? i feel really bad but i mean all of my money i really am giving to charity so why should i feel bad for what they’re doing?
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You feel bad? That makes you a crook because you’re covering up a crime.
im not sure why this is a question on yahoo answers, its a pretty basic common knowledge answer, like are you expecting someone to say yes, its right to steal money?..not sure where you’re going with this.
no no no!!!!!!! charity doesnt actually give to whatever their saying theyll give to its a lie!!!!! if u wanna donate to someone donate it to the actual someone not to stupid charity
Yes, it is wrong. You are doing a good thing by donating the money, but you need to tell them that what they are doing is wrong.
First of all that’s fraud. They can get charged for that.It’s like stealing from the poor/needy/sick. You’re doing the right thing but I recommend you try to put an end to what they’re doing. It’s not always easy but it’s got to be done. Tell them they’re selfish pricks for me.
Well, you are doing the right thing, in giving it to charity, and you should try to convince your friends to do the same. Tell them to put themselves in the people who would recieve that money’s shoes.
Because they are being crooks and you are protecting them with your silence?
that is morally reprehensible of them… I left some answers joking that it was a good idea but seriously that is low.
Yeah, its selfish, wrong and illegal. People are giving you that money for a cause that they believe in. You dont jut take peoples money. You are steeling from the people who are giving you the money, and steeling from the cause. Stop and tell your friends they need to stop too. Thats disgusting.
If you even have to ask then you know what your doing is wrong. You may be being honest and donating ‘your share’ but you aren’t in the fact that you are watching people steal from charities If you don’t want them to know that you are ratting them out, I would go to an adult and tell them whats going on. Have them bust you guys when you are all together so it looks like you got caught too. This way your ‘friends’ will still be your friends (if those are the people you really want to be associated with) and they will stop stealing
No you shouldn’t feel bad about that. You should feel bad that you aren’t robbing banks because thats where the real money is at. You and your friends should rob the Fed Reserve and you could donate your 25% and if you guys get caught they will go to jail but you will be given a medal for your honesty, and good nature. Great job, Princess!!
That is a Federal Crime for fraud, deceptive practices and you would most definitely serve jail time.
Tell an adult what is happening and stop it now.