This is a hypothetical question. The civil engineer and architect dealing with City Metropolitan development authority say that they have to bribe about Rs.300,000 to get a possible permission to change land usage from non-commercial to commerciall. After the bribe is paid, the permission may or may not come. One may think that they should refund the bribe if the permission is not given. But the engineer says that they there are about ten tables involved, and to move the papers from each table, the bribe is to be paid. Since each table is concerned with only his work, he needs the bribe whether the final permission is given or not. Hence if the last table rejects the case, all the bribes will serve no purpose. What would you do?
2006-10-26 21:04:24 · 13 answers · asked by NJ S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A bribe is just that: a bribe. If it was a service where you paid for, you would be eligible to a refund if the job wasn't done, but a bribe is just a way to smoothen things. In fact it is a gift, that you give with a hope, or an expectation, that things will work out the way you want them to. But a gift isn't a gift when you ask services for them, then it's a payment.
Sadly in many countries bribes are the only way to get things done, and these include many western civilized countries. It's the only way to convince the powers that be to be helpful, and that's sad and angering, because it allows people with power to abuse that power.
2006-10-26 21:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jaco K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bribe can be classified in two ways, (though both are necessary evils....BAD for the country....Alas!!),
1) ethical bribe : Tips to speed up the work...better response of the officials.
2) un-ethical: The one given to make an illegal work done.
If it is given for the first case it is a kind of professional charges and hence are claim able and should be refunded if work is not done.
The second kind of bribe should neither be given nor taken...its a crime, and can't be rolled back. Better keep away.
But if u r feeling cheated .....Jus blow the whistle ...atleast other gullible people will be saved.
2006-10-27 18:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Vijay God Loves U 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a very hypothetical question, eh? A bribe is a bribe, there are no refunds for a bribe. That's like saying "Hey, I bribed you with chocolate last week so I could get the job, could you give me some chocolate back?" it just doesn't work. All or nothing.
2006-10-26 21:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why pay bribe in the first place? Hw can a land for non-commercial usage be declared as fit for commercial purpose? Hav u noticed many times bribes are given for illegal purposes or for speeding up a procedure. Why do something illegal?
2006-10-26 21:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by Heista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a fine upstanding member of the community, I would make sure that all parties understood at the outset that no bribes will be acknowledged or refunded, whether they took place or not. And as far as I am concerned, it was not a bribe, but part-payment for my professional services.
2006-10-26 21:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course..bribe should be refunded if work is not done but at the same time,there should be some receipt or acknowledgement that should be given when bribe is paid.
2006-10-27 05:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by amish s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, report them? Bribery (in most cases) is not legal. And if you do spend all that money on bribes, and don't get what you wanted, then you're just plain screwed.
2016-05-22 00:14:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birbes are illegal. The bribe giver and the bribe taker should be prosecuted and the Rupees confiscated..
2006-10-26 21:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by Alex G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound to hypothetical. Sounds like someone needs to blow the big whistle.
2006-10-26 21:32:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask for a refund.
2006-10-26 22:50:08 · answer #10 · answered by Meeto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋