Miss Manners: Should Boss Chip in for Speeding Ticket?
Each week, Miss Manners answers questions exclusively from the MSN audience on all of your etiquette dilemmas. (Have an issue you want help with? Send in a question today or talk about your own problems on our MissManners message board.) Read on for this week’s hot topics: Dear Miss Manners, The other day I picked up my boss from dropping off her car on my way to work. It was not a route I normally take to work and out of my way. On the way I was pulled over and received a ticket. I was going the speed limit but did not realize I was in a school zone. This resulted in a double fine. I take full responsibility for not paying attention to the zones and I know the ticket was ultimately my fault. However, is it wrong of me to think that she should offer to pay at least part of the ticket? Gentle Reader, Oh, you mean you take “full responsibility” in the sense of public figures who have been caught doing something criminal. That would be believing that you should get credit for owning up to
