The Movie Compliance

[Hatha Sunahara]

I'm not generally very accomodating to authority. They would have to do me some grave bodily harm before I migh consider doing what they want of me. As for authority over the telephone, that is a complete joke. I've generalized a rule about granting requests over the phone. If the request comes from someone whom I don't know (a complete stranger) any request is countered by a refusal, regardless what the stranger says is the payoff. As for requests from people I do know personally, it all depends on my relationship with them. If people want my cooperation, they have to establish a personal relationship with me. And in all cases, if they want me to do harm to a third person, I will refuse. I am not a conduit for other people's authority. They will find out if they try to channel it through me it will get short circuited. The general principle I am dealing with here is Do no harm.


Hatha