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Civic honesty around the globe

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209 points ojosilva | 1 comments | 20 Jun 19 19:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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kazinator ◴[20 Jun 19 20:21 UTC] No.20236932[source]▶
Returning a wallet is just "honesty", not "civic honesty".

"Civic honesty" is, oh, finding five dollars and declaring it as income on your next tax return.

civic: "of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs" (merriam-webster).

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1. olavolav ◴[20 Jun 19 20:52 UTC] No.20237246[source]▶
I'm guessing that's because they measured the return rate of institutions:

"Wallets were returned to one of five societal institu- tions: (i) banks, (ii) theaters, museums, or other cultural establishments, (iii) post offices, (iv) hotels, and (v) police stations, courts of law, or other public offices."