Well, Milamber stole most of what I was going to say, but I'll speak my peace anyway.
Honkey's statements are, in a microcosm, typical of an attitude far too prevailing for my tastes. By grouping humanity into a single set of characteristics so as to feel superior seems to be an important part of many people's daily lives. If I may, I want to go back to the first issue, the skill points. Cinder realized his error, but assuming the game screwed up somehow, in this instance, I would say use them; a D2 SP game IS played in a vacuum, until that character is used for MP games or trades.
As far as the money is concerned, the concept that a sum that large could remain unnoticed by its rightful owners is as far-fetched as the idea of finding it in the first place. There are always consequences for any action; this is immutable natural law, and only by quirks of fate do most people avoid the reaction themselves. Even the mighty Mr. Gates would be quite concerned over the absence of 1 million dollars, even though that equates to about a dollar for you and me. Drug dealers? Trust me, they will not just shrug their shoulders and chuck it off. They will use brutal force on their own people to find out, probably hurting innocents along the way. The government? That money is ours-yours and mine, not theirs. They use it, often foolishly, but it is ours, not theirs...but we do like it when they keep track, don't we?
I am at heart an idealist. I turned 36 today, and I still believe that humanity can evolve from the darkness and reach the high ground we can attain if we all treat each other with courtesy, dignity and affection. I am often outwardly cynical, but that is usually generated at organizations instead of individuals, because nothing ruins thpught and freewill like a damned committee (attend a few corporate meetings to see this in action).
However, sadly, Honkey is quite correct that a great many people will try to get away with something if they can, and that in the main, most of us have. I have. at times, and yet...understanding that I am not perfect, and knowing that I strive to be so allows me, for my own peace of mind, to believe that I am an "upstanding citiczen", and I refuse to accept bad behavior as acceptable because "everybody else does it", or because "they screwed me/us, now it's my/our turn". We each know our own honor and self-worth, and I like to think most of us think like I do, but I am aware that many do not.
Steve
This is the law of the land, everything in life has a hyerarchy, in this case we have a leader, and of course with leadership comes power, but also responsibility. Odds on when the caveman pack was threatened the Leader was expected to defend their territory. Just like the Pride Lion. The females kill, yet he takes his share first...however, when another male comes along the male is expected to fight - again power and responsibility.
