Das Minibar-Dilemma

David Lat, bekannter US-Blogger, wandte sich Anfang des Jahres zum Zwecke der Beruhigung seines sensiblen Gewissens mit der folgenden Frage an einen Ethik-Kolumnisten der NYT: When I checked into a hotel in California, I was starving, so I ate the $6 box of Oreos from the minibar. Later that day, I walked down the street to a convenience store, bought an identical box for $2.50 and replenished the minibar before the hotel had a chance to restock it. Was this proper? My view is “no harm, no foul.” In fact, my box was fresher: the Oreos I ate were going to expire three months before the box I replaced them with. Der Experte aber wollte sich dieser Laienmeinung nicht anschließen: I disagree. You might with similar logic stop by the Staples Center and present vendors with a bottle of the same brand of beer you drank at the Lakers game last night. I don’t think they would be inclined to refund…