[mklim]

>I feel like we need a professional ethics code to handle situations like this.

>But how are we ever going to get the rest of the world to afford us the same respect that doctors and lawyers get if we're unwilling to play ball?

I would love for you to point out the part of the Hippocratic Oath where doctors agree to personally call on patients at any time of day or night--as long as they're offered enough money. Or an Attorney/Lawyer's Oath that has a clause where they must take any client at any time if they're offered a generous enough consulting fee.