Do you play by the rules?

Former_MSE_Debs

Poll started 9 July 2012, click here to vote

Do you play by the rules – which of these ‘naughty things’ have you done?

The following are a list of common misdemeanors, many are criminal and fraud, how many have you done?

Been paid cash in hand – without declaring it
Paid someone cash in hand – assuming they won’t declare it
Claimed expenses that weren’t for work – eg, taxi receipts
Bought counterfeit goods – handbags, DVDs, videos, games, etc
Downloaded illegally – eg, music, films, games
Eaten ‘taster’ grapes/pick ‘n’ mix – without permission or paying
Bought clothes to ‘wear & return’ – keeping tags intact for refund
Clipped a car and driven off – without leaving a note or owning up
Lied on your CV – misleading potential employers to get a job
Shill-bid on eBay – using mates or 2nd account to boost bidding
Lied to blag a concession – claiming to be younger/older for discount
Moved a reduced sticker – to get a reduction on a non-reduced item
Put false ‘extras’ on insurance claims – so you wrongly get more
Been a fare dodger – avoiding or underpaying rail or bus fares
Nicked stuff from shops - without ever paying for it

HappyMJ

MSE_Debs wrote: »

Been paid cash in hand – without declaring it Yes and will do it again
Paid someone cash in hand – assuming they won’t declare it Yes and will do it again
Claimed expenses that weren’t for work – eg, taxi receipts No risk of losing job is far too high but I have bought things on expenses and used them privately.
Bought counterfeit goods – handbags, DVDs, videos, games, etc Inadvertently. I would not knowingly do this.
Downloaded illegally – eg, music, films, games YES!!
Eaten ‘taster’ grapes/pick ‘n’ mix – without permission or paying Yes is that a crime?
Bought clothes to ‘wear & return’ – keeping tags intact for refund No
Clipped a car and driven off – without leaving a note or owning up Yes...Walking whilst drunk knocking wing mirror off a car.
Lied on your CV – misleading potential employers to get a job Not misleading as such but yes by changing start and finish dates.
Shill-bid on eBay – using mates or 2nd account to boost bidding No
Lied to blag a concession – claiming to be younger/older for discount YES...
Moved a reduced sticker – to get a reduction on a non-reduced item No would not even consider doing this.
Put false ‘extras’ on insurance claims – so you wrongly get more Not at all. I should be adding more such as whiplash but I don't.
Been a fare dodger – avoiding or underpaying rail or bus fares YES
Nicked stuff from shops - without ever paying for it No

Terrible...

McKneff

about 50%

Alizarin

I've only ever done two of those, I'm such a goody-two-shoes!

welshbookworm

*blushes *
the only one I've done is free bus travel, when the driver says its OK (usually because the machine won't read my Oyster!)

torbrex

MSE_Debs wrote: »

Been paid cash in hand – without declaring it - yes
Paid someone cash in hand – assuming they won’t declare it - yes
Claimed expenses that weren’t for work – eg, taxi receipts - no
Bought counterfeit goods – handbags, DVDs, videos, games, etc - no
Downloaded illegally – eg, music, films, games - yes
Eaten ‘taster’ grapes/pick ‘n’ mix – without permission or paying - no
Bought clothes to ‘wear & return’ – keeping tags intact for refund - no
Clipped a car and driven off – without leaving a note or owning up - yes
Lied on your CV – misleading potential employers to get a job - no
Shill-bid on eBay – using mates or 2nd account to boost bidding - no
Lied to blag a concession – claiming to be younger/older for discount - no
Moved a reduced sticker – to get a reduction on a non-reduced item - no
Put false ‘extras’ on insurance claims – so you wrongly get more - no
Been a fare dodger – avoiding or underpaying rail or bus fares - yes
Nicked stuff from shops - without ever paying for it - yes

Surprisingly less that 50% considering I was a bit of a rebel in my youth.

Torry_Quine

Haven't done any and wouldn't.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

None of those are 'naughty'. 'Naughty' is sticking your tongue out at your boss as she sashays off down the corridor, not stealing from the company via expenses.

The majority of them will get you a criminal record.

No thanks. And I'm not some holier than thou person, I think they are just stupid things to do as the consequences of being found out aren't somebody saying to you 'oh, you are awful!' and giggling, it's somebody saying to you 'I am arresting you on suspicion of.....'.


So perhaps the rather daft title should be replaced with 'Do you commit criminal offences?'

MSE_Martin

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

None of those are 'naughty'. 'Naughty' is sticking your tongue out at your boss as she sashays off down the corridor, not stealing from the company via expenses.

The majority of them will get you a criminal record.

No thanks. And I'm not some holier than thou person, I think they are just stupid things to do as the consequences of being found out aren't somebody saying to you 'oh, you are awful!' and giggling, it's somebody saying to you 'I am arresting you on suspicion of.....'.


So perhaps the rather daft title should be replaced with 'Do you commit criminal offences?'

I wrote the title deliberately. If we'd done your title, people wouldn't look at the poll as many of them dont think they're crimes. Instead we went for 'naughty' then explained that many of them were crimes in the sub-line. The interesting thing is how many people are answering yes to so many!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

MSE_Martin wrote: »

I wrote the title deliberately. If we'd done your title, people wouldn't look at the poll as many of them dont think they're crimes. Instead we went for 'naughty' then explained that many of them were crimes in the sub-line. The interesting thing is how many people are answering yes to so many!

Ah, I see - entrapment. Very clever.........

molit

is it just me or does anyone else find the results so very depressing so far...