Sunday, 10 March 2013

A Morality Tale Complete With Happy Ending

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
Catherine Louise (3 years)
Her Dad (47 years)
A French Girl (7 years, est.)
Her Brother (9 years, est.)

LOCATION
Kids' entertainment village during Annual Tennis Nations Cup, specifically the lob-a-ping pong-ball-into-a-cup booth

AT STAKE
A multi colored foam air gun, highly desired by CL, to the point of tears

OTHER DATA
Cost of ticket to compete: HKD20
Manual dexterity of FG: high, as evidenced by her ownership of one unit of the Item (take note)
Manual dexterity of CL: low, on account of her age and the fact that she had to stand on her toes to see the cup
Manual dexterity of HF: low, but irrelevant, as booth owner disqualified me from competing

DISCUSSION
Is it MORAL to offer a ticket to FG in return for the Item? Or, as she wasn't fully assured of success in spite of her manual dexterity and excellent hand-eye coordination, perhaps two tickets? Or twenty dollars in cash? Or forty?

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POST SCRIPTUM
After a lengthy consultation with her brother/manager, FG took the ticket, and successfully reclaimed a new unit - but that happy ending should not affect your verdict.