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This is a spin off from the teachers thread where some people got offended by the idea of the cops being called.
So, what do you think? Is it good to "snitch"? Or is it a "sin"? I'll give my opinion in my next post.
John Stuart Mill said:That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
This is a spin off from the teachers thread where some people got offended by the idea of the cops being called.
So, what do you think? Is it good to "snitch"? Or is it a "sin"? I'll give my opinion in my next post.
Criminals and their admirers advocate this kind of position. So your question should be "What kind of scumbag would advocate such a position??""snitching is a sin" ???
What kind of nut case would advocate this position??
Everyone keeps saying..
"If it would cause harm to others, etc"
But my question is....
What if it already has caused harm to others, thus its no longer preventable...... would you still stick around?
The problem with society is that we as a society are so full of apathy.
Not only that..... apathy exists in ways it never did 20 years ago...
A great example of this is a type of call that has come up in 3 different situations, very similar circumstances... all with the same level of apathy...
Individual calls 911 at 2 AM to report seeing a 6 year old (their description) boy walking on the side of the road with no parents. Person who calls then bothers to not leave their name, a call back number... nor did they bother to stop and see if THEY could help said child.......... If its a lost/missing child, don't you think you would be more helpful stopping and talking with the kid at least until police can arrive and find out where the kid's parents are, what the circumstances are, etc???
No, instead, they say "Not my kid, I called 911, im going home now"
And 10 minutes later when we finally get to the general area that the caller told us the kid was, of course, the kid is long gone.
Everyone keeps saying..
"If it would cause harm to others, etc"
But my question is....
What if it already has caused harm to others, thus its no longer preventable...... would you still stick around?
The problem with society is that we as a society are so full of apathy.
Not only that..... apathy exists in ways it never did 20 years ago...
A great example of this is a type of call that has come up in 3 different situations, very similar circumstances... all with the same level of apathy...
Individual calls 911 at 2 AM to report seeing a 6 year old (their description) boy walking on the side of the road with no parents. Person who calls then bothers to not leave their name, a call back number... nor did they bother to stop and see if THEY could help said child.......... If its a lost/missing child, don't you think you would be more helpful stopping and talking with the kid at least until police can arrive and find out where the kid's parents are, what the circumstances are, etc???
No, instead, they say "Not my kid, I called 911, im going home now"
And 10 minutes later when we finally get to the general area that the caller told us the kid was, of course, the kid is long gone.
sadly, if you did stop and try to help the kid, his dirtbag parents would accuse you of abducting and molesting him in an attempt to shift the blame from them to you.
Was involved in something similar at a carnival. Saw a little 3-year-old walking all by her little lonesome. We didn't want to approach her for fear of being accused of something. I do believe picking up a child in that situation would raise real questions. So we followed along behind until we saw a copper and turned 'er in.
As in Caine's example, that's just plain wrong. One can't leave a little child on the side of the road at 2 AM. One makes the call and sticks around. No danger of misunderstanding there.
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