breaking the law
By winterose
@winterose (39887)
Canada
April 24, 2007 10:45am CST
Your parent, adult child, family member or best friend just announced the most shocking news to you. They killed somebody, but are afraid to go to the police to confess.
Would you tell the police yourself?
If the police came to you and asked about their whereabouts would you tell them the truth or lie and say that you do not know?
When I was a young girl, I knew these two ladies who were best friends, one confessed to the other that she killed somebody.
The best friend called the police and the woman was arrested for murder.
There was a big debate about that in my community? Should the best friend have done that.
What kind of a best friend was she to squeal like that on her best friend, or she was right it was her duty as a citizen to tell the police what she knew.
What would you do and why.
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30 responses
@kitkat1 (1227)
• Canada
24 Apr 07
Well winterose if anyone that knew me at all well killed someone i would be the last one that they would tell. The reason for this is because i have very firm convictions and beliefs/values. They do know that if they did not go to the police themselves that i would. When it comes to something that serious being a friend or a relative holds no value at all in what to do. I just dont do favoratism with no one and never would for serious things such as this.
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@gbolly54 (661)
• Nigeria
24 Apr 07
What a tormenting question! It all depends on the circumstances involved. I think one needs to be honest here. If the close person-friend or relation- has been a thorn in the flesh of everybody, and has been cautioned several times before concerning his/her misbehaviour, I would call the police. However, if the close friend or relation is always good mannered and good natured, I would not offer to betray him/her to the police, especially if I would be safe from the law anytime the police got to know by themselves. However, if I could be implicated for being an accomplice, I would discuss the implications with my friend/relation, and urge him to confess to the police.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
25 Apr 07
Winterose this is again a tough one
In my Case I think it would depend on the Circumstances if you know what I mean
It would depend for what Reason they murdered someone
I just can not answer this question apart from the one I have just given you
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
25 Apr 07
I am one who believe in justice. Though I may protect whoever, but if the person is guilty, I would want him to be upright, face whatever is needed and live with a clear conscience. If I do not know, it's fine, but once I know he is guilty, I will live in guilt and without a clear conscience and this is bad for me. I don't know I can accept the fact that I know a murderer who is not game enough to admit his mistake. I will definitely persuade him to confess or I will do it for him.
@amydawn11 (906)
• Canada
25 Apr 07
As much as I loved my friend or family member I would have to tell. That is a tough one but when it comes down to it killing is just wrong and no one should get away with it and who's to say they won't do it again.I would just hope that no one would ever confess something like that to me, i wouldn't want to know and I wouldn't want to ever be put in that situation.
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@Allieloopy (84)
• United States
24 Apr 07
It might sound bad but I guess it would depend on the circumstances. If it were a child molester or someone really heinous and self defense then I would just let it slide.
But hit and run or anything else where an innocent person was killed would be different.
I would probably turn them in. If they confessed to you then they are probably being eaten up with guilt anyway and want someone to know.
Of course I can't really judge and who am I anyway, a fat ole housewife who spends too much time playing on the computer and matching up socks.
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@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
25 Apr 07
I would have to say that i would go to the police, but not before i i tried to convince them to go to the police. I would offer to go with them as well. I dont think i could ever keep it to myself, because i think it would eat away at you. If a member of my family was killed i would hope that someone would come forward to put closer to it. Hopefully i will never be put into such a position, because i would have it on my mind for a long time that a friend has killed someone
@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
25 Apr 07
This would be a pretty though decision to make. But it would depend of the circumstances. If she'd have done it in self-defense, against a stranger trying to mug her, or attack her, but it looked bad for her, probably not. If against her husband who was beating her, and in self defense she pushed him and killed him, but she has no bruises to prove it was self defense, but i know, for a fact, that her husband abused her, then probably not. But any other situation, i'm afraid i'd have to report them.
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@dora81 (285)
• China
25 Apr 07
i will reason her to go to the police to confess.because surrenders can obtain lenienty or the mitigated punishment.it does not injure the sentiment between with the friend.also it can help the friend face the fact.
@missbossyboots (33)
• United States
25 Apr 07
If they trust me enough to tell me something so horrible...than they already KNOW me and know that I would support them.....all the way to the police station!
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