Substantive Law

Suppose that a longtime friend shares with you that she was planning on robbing your local credit union.

She seems very sincere. Two weeks later while watching the news, you learn that the local credit union

was robbed. Are you an accomplice to the crime?

While at work, you notice that one of the managers leaves the restaurant with a lot of cash in their

pocket. This is highly unusual because managers should make deposits in the morning. Suspicious, you

accompany him to a local bar after work to find out more about the source of the income. After a few

Glenlivet and waters, he tells you about his scam. “I’ve embedded a software program that

automatically charges each customer for chips and salsa, which are supposed to be free, if they

complain, I take the charge off the bill, if they don’t say anything I rerun all the receipts take the charge

off and keep the difference.” The restaurant serves 300- 500 tables a night. The next day, your boss tells

you, “Are you ready to makes some extra cash? Make sure every table has plenty of chips and salsa!”

Have you committed a crime?