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When is a bribe a bribe?

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Posted 2009-03-16T14:20:50Z
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talico33

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A bribe is a bribe when you are forcing someone to do something for you, by threatening to do something to them, that they do not want or like.

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talico33, I think that is extortion you are describing. A bribe is when payment is offered for cooperation in cheating or breaking the rules/laws. A government official takes a bribe to allow something or to do something for someone. Bribes come in many forms, and they include "kick backs" to customers/people who order for others.

People call giving treats to children for good behavior a bribe, but really it is positive reinforcement, since the children are getting paid for obeying rules, not breaking them.

Posted 2009-03-17T07:08:48Z

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