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Ethics of a Time Traveler I have always liked the Back to the Future Movies. It wasn’t Michael J. Fox’s boyish grin or the nifty image of the future that intrigued me but, rather, what could one do if one could time travel? Think of the power! In 2002, the Weekly World News reported the discovery of a time traveler. A man claimed that he had traveled back in time to 2002 because he felt this was the best time to make money in the stock market. W.W.N. also reported that he was able to make approximately $280 million dollars in a very short time based on his stock ‘history’ books. The man was described as being apologetic, admitting he just got carried away. He said he had intended to make enough money to live more comfortably in the future and then return. When the man was apprehended he insisted he didn’t need the cash, he just wanted to get back to his time machine. Police were unconvinced and refused to release him. Officials believe he was privy to insider information. Arguing for the time traveler‘s story, W.W.N. claims they have performed background searches but they have been unable to find any history of this man before the date he claims to have traveled in time. A quick search o