Justified irresponsibility

"Justified irresponsibility" is a term used in sociology, particularly within functionalism, to describe arguments such as the following:

"It is good that I litter because it gives the janitor work."

or

"It is good that I murder so that the cops have work."

See also: Justified irresponsibility, Functionalism (sociology), Janitor, Murder, Police, Pollution, Sociology