Ethics are always situational. Take cannibalism as an example; as a human it seems fairly clear-cut, but zooming out and imagining yourself as a spider or preying mantis the female's choice to eat their mate is totally the right thing to do. For those species' individuals (which are already short-lived) eating the now useless male after mating avoids wasting resources and creates the best possible chances of success for their offspring.
That’s totally irrelevant
The question was a
human question. Not a “natural” question. Humans, mankind, have a brain with frontal cortex, etc., that enables cognitive thought while incorporating emotional, memory, and quantitative thought to an abstract level that even similar related organisms cannot do.
as a human it seems fairly clear-cut
Exactly.
Ethics cannot be situational in a community of any society and have any value. Because human dignity and value at its core, banal level has to have societal norms and expected behaviors to transcend sociopathic justification for gruesome behavior(s). I am startled right now as I’m thinking this through that John Locke comes to mind; his treatises discussing the defense/protection of the product and potential of one’s sustenance.
The principle of ownership of one’s acquired resources applies quite easily to an
organization as well.
Stealing is stealing and has been for thousands of years.
either way I would gladly donate $1 to snag 5kw from the library if my power was out
that would entirely acceptable and appropriate.
][][][{[][][][][
The local Big Box building supply shares a parking lot with a Walmart. There’s over a dozen people every night all winter living in cars, vans, converted box trucks. There was a very stealth 1/2 ton commercial pickup-type vehicle with fairly sophisticated solar and heat and water. The owner worked nearby and would park near a parking lot light pole with a 30A service outlet (used by the garden center and other things that were moved outdoors in summer). He plugged in 7:30 every morning and disconnected 6pm or so every night. After a few months it was noticed that the normal off-season lighting electric use (monitored service) was varying to over 10 times the summertime use and after calling in electricians a manager was told about the parking lot outlet. The stealth/upscale homeless person was running an electric heater all day in the stealth camper unit and charging an apparently rather large battery bank.
The police were called.
Don’t let that be you.
][][][][][][][
On the other hand, an old GM-style one-wire alternator costs $70 and is rated at 85A. A small ‘predator’ HF horizontal shaft motor is $150. A pulley and a belt and some cable plus odds and ends another $100 and you have a relatively inexpensive 12V generator capable of 60A charging if you want a long-term self sufficient solution.
But if you ask permission and it’s granted that would be acceptable use. The public charging station at ~$0.30KWh seems like another good solution.
I think if you explained your situation the school would give permission
Exactly