Moral Dilemma - The Robin Hood Robber

[Josy]

The Robin Hood Robber

You witness a man rob a bank, but instead of keeping the money for himself, he donates it to a local orphanage. You know this orphanage has been struggling for funding, and this money will allow the children to receive proper food, clothing and medical care. If you report the crime, the money will be taken away from the orphanage and given back to the bank.
What should you do?

[Dogeatdog]

Keep my mouth shut. Rules of the streets don’t snitch.

[Kazanne]

i'de keep stum,banks can replace the money,kids need the help.

[Matthew.]

I saw nothing

[Josy]

I would also keep my mouth shut

[Saph]

Probably not say anything.. unless it was my bank

[Kazanne]

Probably not say anything.. unless it was my bank

:laugh::laugh:

[Niamh.]

Bank is insured, I'd keep quiet

[James]

Realistically... report it. How did he rob the bank? Did he point a gun at the employees? If the police found out you had kept quiet about it you could be in trouble yourself.

[Oliver_W]

Banks are insured so they wouldn't miss out, but I'd ask for hush money <3

[MTVN]

Accepting stolen money is not a sustainable way to keep an orphanage running I would suggest so no long term good can come of it and it might prove to be the thin end of the wedge in this particular crime spree so lock them up!!

[Cal.]

Wouldn’t say owt!

[Marsh.]

I'd already be campaigning for the orphanage to be shut down as they are absolutely awful institutions for children.

So I would report their thieving asses.

[Oliver_W]

I'd already be campaigning for the orphanage to be shut down as they are absolutely awful institutions for children.

So I would report their thieving asses.

Are there enough foster carers and/or adopters-in-waiting to take them all in?

[Marsh.]

Are there enough foster carers and/or adopters-in-waiting to take them all in?

Not really the point.

From Lumos:

Raising children in an orphanage or other institution harms their health and development. It increases their exposure to abuse and puts them at risk of future criminal activity.

Children in orphanages are isolated. They are isolated from their families and their communities. They are often hidden behind walls and segregated.

Even when orphanages and institutions are set up with good intentions, care is tailored to the needs of the institution, not the child. Staff struggle to cope with high numbers of children, particularly those with complex needs. Physical contact, care and attention become a luxury.

Good care has the child’s needs at its heart – whether that’s in a family or a family-like setting.

Most children in orphanages and other institutions still have parents, who are usually not able to raise them due to extreme poverty, often caused by natural disasters, wars, discrimination or disability.

If local governments were able to provide basic infrastructure, rudimentary living conditions and job opportunities most children could be looked after in their own families. If this is not possible support should be provided to place them in foster or adoptive families or in small group homes.

Critically, most children in Orphanages are not actually orphans.

[Wizard.]

I’d blackmail the robber and leak it to the press x