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What would you do?
So, if your dear friend was on trial for a crime, would you tell the truth if you had knowledge about the case that could send them to jail for the rest of their life or would you keep quiet?
What if it was your child?
What if it was your child?
Forever, in all probability, means a premeditated crime or crimes that results in murder or murders If the resolving of the case rested on my testimony exclusively would i be honest ? If i wasn't honest and the crime went unsolved, could I live with that ? I think it would depend on why my loved one felt the need to murder someone else. If it was that the person that was murdered by my loved one , was going to get away with murder themselves? Like a Terrorist ? It might be that I would plead the 5th, or lie on the stand, if I was 100% sure of their guilt. Thoughtful question SM.
SpecialMom,
This IS an interesting question and as You say, "hard to think about"
You say You could send Your Good Friend to prison but not Your Kids. It occurs to me that Your Good Friend has a Mother too, and She would think You shouldn't send HER Kid to prison if You wouldn't send Your own Kids. Just a thought, heaven forbid if any of us ever had to be in this position.
I think most of us 'think' we would do the 'right' thing but if we were REALLY faced with it, all bets would probably be off, 'specially if it were our Son/Daughter. What about our Brother/Sister, Mother/Father? This 'might' be easier to answer if we were talking jail time instead of prison. I think I could send someone to jail for wrong doing in the hope it would 'scare them straight' so to speak, so They would, hopefully, choose a life that would keep them free from prison in the future
All this being said, I hope I'm never put to this test
This IS an interesting question and as You say, "hard to think about"
You say You could send Your Good Friend to prison but not Your Kids. It occurs to me that Your Good Friend has a Mother too, and She would think You shouldn't send HER Kid to prison if You wouldn't send Your own Kids. Just a thought, heaven forbid if any of us ever had to be in this position.
I think most of us 'think' we would do the 'right' thing but if we were REALLY faced with it, all bets would probably be off, 'specially if it were our Son/Daughter. What about our Brother/Sister, Mother/Father? This 'might' be easier to answer if we were talking jail time instead of prison. I think I could send someone to jail for wrong doing in the hope it would 'scare them straight' so to speak, so They would, hopefully, choose a life that would keep them free from prison in the future
All this being said, I hope I'm never put to this test
Well the fact they would go to jail forever means its a murder in the first or they are a repeat offender. I would choose my friends better.lol
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I completely agree but am being honest in saying that I'm not sure I could do it. I'd have to plead the 5th.
Hard to think about that.
Hard to think about that.
It definitely would be hard to send a child to prison, but the law should apply to everyone in the same manner. We are all ok with sending a stranger who has committed a serious crime to prision, but we want the law to bend for our loved ones?
I taught my son that there are ALWAYS consequences to poor decisions/judgement and that's a part of life and hopefully he will be able to live ok with the consequences. Sounds a bit harsh, but it sure taught him to think thoroughly before doing.
You do the crime..............you must do the time.
I taught my son that there are ALWAYS consequences to poor decisions/judgement and that's a part of life and hopefully he will be able to live ok with the consequences. Sounds a bit harsh, but it sure taught him to think thoroughly before doing.
You do the crime..............you must do the time.
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This was a lot easier for me to answer if it were my good friend than my child. My good friend, I know that I'd be honest. It would hurt to see my friend have to go to prison forever, but I'd also see the justice in it if I had knowledge they'd done the crime.
But my child. Whew, that would be VERY hard to send them to prison. I will honestly say that I'd be torn there. I'm not sure I'd be able to send my child away.
There is a Meryl Streep movie (of course) about this. There is something about protecting your own flesh and blood.
But my child. Whew, that would be VERY hard to send them to prison. I will honestly say that I'd be torn there. I'm not sure I'd be able to send my child away.
There is a Meryl Streep movie (of course) about this. There is something about protecting your own flesh and blood.
I would tell the truth. I am surely not going to lie only for them to find I committed perjury and now I am getting charged and my friend still ends up going to prison for the rest of his/her life.
Depends on the crime. if I had knowledge they had murdered someone, yes.
If I had knowledge they had sold their remaining c-section percocet painkillers to a friend who had thrown out their back while on vacation with me for their cost of the percocet, no.
And yes, that second thing does seem to be an offense (at least in Florida) that can cause you to spend the majority of your life in prison.
If I had knowledge they had sold their remaining c-section percocet painkillers to a friend who had thrown out their back while on vacation with me for their cost of the percocet, no.
And yes, that second thing does seem to be an offense (at least in Florida) that can cause you to spend the majority of your life in prison.
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