My friend decided to set up a foundation that gives scholarships and builds schools. With the illegal funds, he usually receives every month, he has been able to finance the education of many poor students in his ward and has also built and refurbished a few schools.
He knows that those funds he receives are illegal but he vowed not to use them for his personal needs. What is your opinion on this matter?
Well even though I understand his dilemma from the threats he got from his colleagues when he refused to collect the corrupted monies but he can't be thinking that he is or won't be benefiting from such money. Those schools that he built would have graduants who would eventually make it tomorrow and remember him, pay homage to him and more. And if not even in good will because people will be thanking and appreciating yet he knows he wouldn't have been able to receive such accolades and good will if not for the top ups he was getting. Such is the dilemma of life because I have also heard of people who resigned in such tight corrupt situation
No it is not right. No matter how anyone tries to argue it, stealing is stealing whether to help the poor or to keep it for yourself. It is not moral.
Yes you are right. No matter the good intention and colouration of a crime doesn't make it to become a good deed because if we refer to the story abinitio, those who were sharing government money or tax payers money were doing that at the detriment of the people who would have been getting social amenities like hospital where they can go and be properly treated probably at a cheaper rate and not to self medicate that would lead to death or shorten their lives. So crime is crime despite the guise it was committed on.