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HatThin6459 t1_ixt6aot wrote

I have a philosophy question and am hoping for some input. I would appreciate citations if possible.

I am currently renting a house with a group of people in Mexico. We had an agreement that before leaving the house we are all meant to check the doors and windows to make sure the house is locked to prevent theft. We also all understood that leaving the door open could result in a theft.

A couple of days ago a door was left open and someone broke in an stole an iPhone from a bedroom.

1 Person didn’t know the door existed but didn’t verbally ask if doors were all closed before leaving

1 Person left the door open (in a part of the house with no traffic) and didn’t tell anyone before leaving the house earlier in the day

3 People knew of the door but didn’t check it

Whose responsibility is it to replace the phone? If so - why is this?

I feel that we all hold equal responsibility to replace the phone because we all share responsibility for ensuring the house is safe. Others feel that it should only fall on the person who has their phone stolen, and others feel that most of the responsibility should be on the phone owner but would be willing to contribute something to replace the phone.

Any insight is appreciated!

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