23 Times People Regret “Doing the Right Thing”

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When I was young I was able to save money very well. No bank or anything, just a wooden box under my bed that used to hold dominos. Every week I would cash my paycheck, put the vast majority in the box, and keep a little pocket money for myself. At 18 I worked at a video store. One day we were told by our boss, a really great guy named Drew, that he had come down with stomach cancer. I talked to him afterwards and was sad to hear that the store’s terrible insurance was causing drew to have to choose between treatments or paying his rent. I gave him three thousand dollars I had saved since I was 12, with the agreement that he’d pay me back. Cut to five months later. I come to work one night to see Drew being dragged out by the police. Turns out he had a massive coke problem and had been stealing from the store. I also learned that he never had cancer. It was a scam he had used on several “friends” of his so him and his boyfriend could get high.

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Tried to be helpful and call an ambulance for a dude who passed out drunk behind some bins, got chased by said dude AND a homeless guy while on the phone to the emergency services.

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My best friend was going through a messy break-up with his girlfriend. She was pissed, so she stole a bunch of his clothes and his cat (!) and drove off to her apartment. We jumped into my car and gave chase. She pulled into her apartment complex and parked before realizing we were behind her, so I pulled up behind her and blocked her car in. She started screaming at me to move my car, and I said f*ck no while my friend called the cops. The cops get there, and they talk to everyone. They figure out the situation. They tell the girlfriend to return the cat and the clothes. Then an officer comes over to me, and says he’s considering arresting me for FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

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There was a guy at work who would always talk about bringing a gun to work and showing our boss he won’t take it anymore and “he can understand why those people shoot up their place of employment.” I told my boss about it, and after an investigation, they fired the guy. I think I did the right thing, and maybe it saved the lives of people at work. But I just found out that he killed himself last week because of it.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.