Perhaps you can help us settle a moral dilemma. (Yes, they
asked.)
Here’s the story.
Brand-new driver Jake backed his parents’ car out of their
driveway – right into the back of the next-door neighbor’s car, which happened
to be parked there.
This was a simple bumper-to-bumper bing. Jake jumped out of
the car to inspect the damages and spotted a scratch on his own family’s
vehicle. The neighbor’s car had plenty of rust on the bumper, but no visible new
marks.
Jake climbed back into the car and drove off to pick up his
girlfriend for a Saturday evening movie date.
Discovering the bumper scratch the next morning, Jake’s mom
asked the teen what happened and learned the story.
What should Jake’s
mom do?
1. Send Jake over to apologize to the neighbor.
2. Accompany Jake to visit the neighbor and explain what
happened.
3. Call on the neighbor herself to discuss the matter.
4. Leave a note in the neighbor’s mailbox, or make Jake do
it.
5. Call the cops to file a police report.
6. Notify the insurance company.
7. Take secret photographs of both vehicles, just in case.
8. Ignore the situation, as no visible damage occurred to
the neighbor’s car.
9. Put the house on the market, and move.
10. Other: __________________.
(Note: Jake's mom happens to be a single parent. Otherwise, additional options might be listed.)
What would you do, if
this were your family’s concern?
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