An Interest In Corruption
(I work in the fines office of a university library. A professor has come in, outraged that he has been blocked from checking items out. Upon pulling up his account, I see that he has a staggering 700 books checked out and $4,500 in fines.)
Professor: “I need to check out books for a presentation tomorrow! This system is corrupt!”
Me: “If there are more than $80 in fines, patrons cannot check out. But as long as you bring these overdue books in before [date)], all the fines will be removed.”
Professor: “I can’t do that!” *pulls out checkbook* “Here’s what I’m going to do. I will write you a check for $4,500 so I can check out more books. Then, when I bring the overdue books in, you will pay me the $4,500 back with interest. Got it?!”
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