Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th June 1991

Dilbert//789, first published 35 years ago on Thursday 13th June 1991

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dilbert dogbert dilemma company discouraging drug use constitutional rights straightest path mud rationalize

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair and says to Dogbert, "It's an ethical dilemma . . . I support my company's goal of discouraging drug use, but the random drug testing policy is a violation of my constitutional rights."

Dilbert continues, "I'll get fired if I refuse the test. What is the ethical thing to do?"

Dogbert replies, "Hack into their computer and change your Boss's test results."

Dilbert sits at his computer and says, "Sometimes the straightest path is through the mud."

Dogbert says, "Good, rationalize it with an obtuse metaphor."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S AN ETHICAL DILEMMA...

I SUPPORT MY COMPANY'S GOAL OF DISCOURAGING DRUG USE, BUT THE RANDOM DRUG TESTING POLICY IS A VIOLATION OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

I'LL GET FIRED IF I REFUSE THE TEST. WHAT IS THE ETHICAL THING TO DO?

HACK INTO THEIR COMPUTER AND CHANGE YOUR BOSS'S TEST RESULTS.

SOMETIMES THE STRAIGHTEST PATH IS THROUGH THE MUD.

GOOD, RATIONALIZE IT WITH AN OBTUSE METAPHOR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Ethical Dilemma"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a man sitting in a chair, addressing the reader. He states, "It's an ethical dilemma... I support my company's goal of discouraging drug use, but the random drug testing policy is a violation of my constitutional rights." The man then asks, "I'll get fired if I refuse the test. What is the ethical thing to do?" A speech bubble from another character responds, "Hack into their computer and change your boss's test results." The man replies, "Sometimes the straightest path is through the mud. Good, ration-alize it with an obtuse metaphor." The comic strip humorously highlights the moral dilemma faced by the character, who must decide between following company policy and protecting his constitutional rights.

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