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The Responsibility Project

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Responsibility. What’s your policy?™

Blog: law

  1. Too Old To Be Responsible?

    Posted on July 8, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (3)

    There’s an age when society expects people to be responsible—usually about 21. But is there also an age when people are no longer expected to be responsible? How about 73? That’s the age a California widower named Robert Pyle was when he made a series of decisions that triggered a financial freefall, resulting in the loss of his $650,000 home and $500,000 life savings. Read full article »

  2. Spinning: Out of Control in the Gym?

    Posted on June 19, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (5)

    Silence may be golden, but its recent pursuit in a New York City gym has set off a loud debate about entitlement and personal responsibility. It started in a spin class, when a 49-year-old Wall Street investment partner named Stuart Sugarman began yelling and grunting comments like “You go, girl!” and “Good burn!” as he cycled. Read full article »

  3. To Catch a Thief

    Posted on May 6, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (10)

    A stranger steals your personal property. Instead of reporting the theft to authorities, you confront the suspect yourself. Your possessions are returned. You bypass the inconvenience of a police investigation and court appearances, and the offender goes without punishment. Read full article »

  4. Going Postal

    Posted on April 14, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (5)

    Eric Wills has gone postal in a provocative new way. Wills is a mailman in St. Petersburg, Florida, with 480 people on his route. The mail he delivers to them—from high-end catalogues to bundles of bills—speaks volumes. So, as it turns out, does the condition of their yards. Read full article »

  5. Attack of the 3rd-Graders?

    Posted on April 4, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (115)

    The shocking headlines out of Waycross, Georgia— 3rd-graders plotted to attack teacher, brought knife, handcuffs —lowered the bar on school violence and raised the alarm among parents, teachers, psychologists and just about anyone with an opinion about the country’s future. Read full article »

  6. Samaritan or Killer?

    Posted on March 20, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (20)

    It’s possible to be a Good Samaritan. But is it possible to be a not-good-enough Samaritan? A Canadian woman was recently confronted with that question when two killers accused her of not doing enough to save a man they had beaten and left for dead. Read full article »