Corruption Scenarios

Corruption scenarios

Corruption is when someone in power puts their own interests before those of the people they serve, potentially impacting the everyday citizens of society. Choose from a variety of options to view a different impact every time.

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Pick a form of corruption.

Pick a form of corruption

Bribery

Extortion

Corruption comes in many different forms. Choose one of the three options to see how each form of corruption affects the every day citizen.

Embezzlement

Choose an everyday citizen to be affected.

Bribery

Skylar, a small business owner

Bribery is an illegal action in which an official accepts an item of value in return for political favors or other forms of acts contrary to legal and public duty.

John, an elderly man

Choose an everyday citizen to be affected.

Extortion

Emma, a food truck owner

Extortion is the illegal act of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by force or threats.

Nolan, an activist for his community

Choose an everyday citizen to be affected.

Embezzlement

Clarisse, a volunteer at a community center

Embezzlement is the illegal act of covertly stealing or misappropriating funds placed in your care or the care of your organization.

Collin, a single father

Skylar

Bribery

Skylar, a small business owner, has been waiting for months for a permit to expand her cafe. She learns that a local politician has accepted a bribe from a larger, competing chain, which leads to delays in processing her application for a permit. As a result, Skylar loses potential customers, suffers from revenue loss, and eventually has to abandon her business.

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John

Bribery

John, an elderly man living in a small, quiet neighborhood, discovers that a politician has accepted bribes from a developer to push through plans for a large sports center that will replace his neighborhood. The project disrupts the surrounding community’s peaceful environment, leading to increased traffic, noise, and overall congestion. The project also results in John’s eviction with minimal compensation, causing him to have to live out the rest of his life in homeless shelters.

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Emma

Extortion

Emma owns a food truck that operates in a popular area of the city. A politician threatens to revoke her operating license unless she pays him “protection” money. Facing shutdown, Emma complies, cutting her revenue in half and leaving her financially vulnerable.

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Nolan

Extortion

Nolan, an activist for development in his impoverished community, is approached by a local politician who threatens to cut funding for a project in his community if he doesn’t sway voters in his favor. Out of fear for his community’s vital resources, Nolan complies at the price of his commitment to honorably serving the people.

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Clarisse

Embezzlement

Clarisse volunteers at a local community center that provides after-school programs for children from impoverished areas of the city. She finds out that a city official embezzled funds intended for the center, resulting in budget cuts to the program’s resources. Eventually, the embezzlement results in the closure of the community center entirely and takes away opportunities for the children to grow.

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Collin

Embezzlement

Collin, a single father of a young girl with liver issues, relies on a local clinic for affordable healthcare, but learns that a politician has embezzled funds meant for health services. As a result, the clinic cuts back on essential services and is forced to raise their service fees in order to stay afloat. Collin struggles to find care for his daughter, putting her life at risk.

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