I like the idea about the charity. In the UK we have what's been called "chuggers" - charity muggers. Essentially doorstep and high street salesmen, these professionals work on behalf of many well loved charities but they harass and aggressively try to make sales.
Councils and people have tried making laws to enforce against them but they do not succeed because the charities are well liked by the majority of the population. So on the whole the charities do lots of good and people cannot effectively complain against their fund raising tactics. The charities do not suffer as a result of this, and those who support the charities do not suffer.
Is any kind of physical cold calling, being stopped in the street, or at your doorstep manipulative? Does it seek to control people into donating to the charity? Yes. Is it objectively wrong? I don't know, but personally I think it is subjectively. Do some people dislike the behaviour? Yes. Do some people like the charity nonetheless? yes.
Councils and people have tried making laws to enforce against them but they do not succeed because the charities are well liked by the majority of the population. So on the whole the charities do lots of good and people cannot effectively complain against their fund raising tactics. The charities do not suffer as a result of this, and those who support the charities do not suffer.
Is any kind of physical cold calling, being stopped in the street, or at your doorstep manipulative? Does it seek to control people into donating to the charity? Yes. Is it objectively wrong? I don't know, but personally I think it is subjectively. Do some people dislike the behaviour? Yes. Do some people like the charity nonetheless? yes.