Would you turn him in?
#151
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, IL
Posts: 661

ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Not disagreeing with you....just asking.
Does the degree of the offense have any bearing on whether you hold this line or not?
Are there some offenses that simply "can't" be overlooked?
but with a friend you shouldn't need to contact the authorities to make a difference
Does the degree of the offense have any bearing on whether you hold this line or not?
Are there some offenses that simply "can't" be overlooked?
#152

7mag
I was aiming my reply at Jeff's latest question, not the original one. But to answer the question... In my youth, perhaps I had "friends" that would have fallen into that category, but I have not been in that situation for many years now. Why? Some of them I have distanced myself from, some have distanced themselves from me because they know I don't approve of illegal actions. Does a man have to "call the law" to make a difference? Sometimes he does. Sometimes he might can change it by other means. But the bottom line to me is, unless you want to live in a degenerating society, you must do something to affect positive change. Natural progression is degeneration, for things to change for the positive it requires input. No input = degeneration. This is as true for society as it is for any process.
SevenBUCKS over the limit is to me a blatant disregard for the game laws that are designed to protect something which I hold dear. I doubt a little talk would affect this man at all. If I knew him I might feel different, but I don't, so that is my best answer. I would do it anonomously, and not think twice about it. A different situation might call for another action, but I just call it the way I see it and make no apologies for it.
I was aiming my reply at Jeff's latest question, not the original one. But to answer the question... In my youth, perhaps I had "friends" that would have fallen into that category, but I have not been in that situation for many years now. Why? Some of them I have distanced myself from, some have distanced themselves from me because they know I don't approve of illegal actions. Does a man have to "call the law" to make a difference? Sometimes he does. Sometimes he might can change it by other means. But the bottom line to me is, unless you want to live in a degenerating society, you must do something to affect positive change. Natural progression is degeneration, for things to change for the positive it requires input. No input = degeneration. This is as true for society as it is for any process.
SevenBUCKS over the limit is to me a blatant disregard for the game laws that are designed to protect something which I hold dear. I doubt a little talk would affect this man at all. If I knew him I might feel different, but I don't, so that is my best answer. I would do it anonomously, and not think twice about it. A different situation might call for another action, but I just call it the way I see it and make no apologies for it.
#153

yes... serious violations such as rape, murder, theft, etc. certainly come to mind... poaching a few deer doesn't imho... i'd say that ~my~ criteria would basically stipulate any egregious violations against other people... victimless crimes? not so much...
You knew I'd ask

#155
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, IL
Posts: 661

ORIGINAL: GMMAT
sevenmag:
You knew I'd ask
. Do you think taking seven bucks over the legal limit is a "victimless crime"? No wrong answer. It's your opinion.
yes... serious violations such as rape, murder, theft, etc. certainly come to mind... poaching a few deer doesn't imho... i'd say that ~my~ criteria would basically stipulate any egregious violations against other people... victimless crimes? not so much...
You knew I'd ask

#156
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175

yes... serious violations such as rape, murder, theft, etc. certainly come to mind... poaching a few deer doesn't imho... i'd say that ~my~ criteria would basically stipulate any egregious violations against other people... victimless crimes? not so much...
And to answer someone's question from back there a few pages, I've turned in 'friends' twicebefore.
#159
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, IL
Posts: 661

ORIGINAL: Arthur P
Speeding is a victimless crime until someone gets killed or hurt. That's why it's illegal.
Speeding is a victimless crime until someone gets killed or hurt. That's why it's illegal.

but also, when someone gets killed when someone else is speeding it is no longer a victimless crime, but then again, some people view speeding as nothing more than a revenue generator for the PD's to justify their existence...
A parking meter violation?

