Is this hypocritical?

Webbsatwinni · 07-20-2012, 11:41 AM

I try to stay away from the political debates on here, but this one item I thought I would toss out and get opinions.

My 13 year old daughter and I drool on performance boats when we are at the town docks or see them go by on the broads. My lovey bride sees this and said, ok, go get one. So the search started and we found a very clean used Formula in Gilford and started to look at it. After calling on it, I found out it was brokered by a marina that openly supported the speed limit.

My question is more around the ethics behind this than the right and wrong of the limits (By my search you can tell where I stand), and the question is:

Should a business that openly supported the limits sell the very boats it was trying to control?

Based on my thinking that this was not an ethical way of doing business, I did not proceed with the purchase (and I would have bought it). It is not the boat owner's fault that he chose this marina as a broker, but unfortunately their linkage to the political side hurt a potential sale.

Am I making to much of this connection and the marina making money off the very thing they were against? Just curious as this is a big debate amongst my circle of friends.

07-20-2012, 11:41 AM	#1
Webbsatwinni Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lebanon Ct and Rattlesnake Island Since 2007 Posts: 610 Thanks: 180 Thanked 137 Times in 72 Posts	Is this hypocritical? I try to stay away from the political debates on here, but this one item I thought I would toss out and get opinions. My 13 year old daughter and I drool on performance boats when we are at the town docks or see them go by on the broads. My lovey bride sees this and said, ok, go get one. So the search started and we found a very clean used Formula in Gilford and started to look at it. After calling on it, I found out it was brokered by a marina that openly supported the speed limit. My question is more around the ethics behind this than the right and wrong of the limits (By my search you can tell where I stand), and the question is: Should a business that openly supported the limits sell the very boats it was trying to control? Based on my thinking that this was not an ethical way of doing business, I did not proceed with the purchase (and I would have bought it). It is not the boat owner's fault that he chose this marina as a broker, but unfortunately their linkage to the political side hurt a potential sale. Am I making to much of this connection and the marina making money off the very thing they were against? Just curious as this is a big debate amongst my circle of friends.