Is it ethical for an able-bodied unemployed college student to get food from a food bank?
To me, it seems unethical. There are enough part-time jobs available in college and university towns that an unemployed college student could have the opportunity to earn some extra cash. Food banks have had trouble enough serving the really needy without some able-bodied college kid trying to exploit the system.
The very purpose of a food bank is to serve the needy, the unable, the disabled, the least fortunate. A college student cannot fit into the intent of the foodbank and is, in effect, depriving a person for whom the food bank exists. By definition, that’s not only unethical, it’s disgusting and should be considered criminal.
