Would you take the reward money for turning in a killer?

Question

I asked about winning the lottery, but here is a new one. Let's say you had mounting bills and in dire financial need--would you have to be paid a reward for getting a killer off the street? Not me, not even if I were starving to death. That is "blood" money and someone had to die for it. I would not feel good about myself, but that is my opinion. Everyone feels differently about different things. What would you do?

Answer 1

If they offered after I turned him(or her) in, I'd snatch it up

Answer 2

Rewards are offered to help remove a possible killer from the streets and doing their crime again. So, lives may be saved by turning in the person. A lot would depend on the situation. I would probably take the money. I could take the money and invest it and in a year give to the family of the one murdered, pay my bills and maybe help a few other people/families with a similar situation.

Answer 3

It just so happens I was the victim of a violent crime at work. It should not have happened because it happened before and the company hid it and kept the predator on. When i acquired all the facts I sued the company and found the other victims and we sued together.I felt totally justified. But would I have felt I needed a reward if I could have done something to stop this person the first time he ever hurt anyone. NO! So would I take a reward..not for myself. I may take it for a victims family or a charitable cause around the same issue..but not for myself.

Answer 4

if i didnt need the money i would probably do something good with it- the reward money that is collected usually goes to people who call in after searching the reward list. I dont think it is blood money-the publics trust in the justice system is so slight lately that if offering a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars makes people more willing to help law enforcement keep us safe-im all for it-and since when is rewarding someone for a good deed unethical or accepting the reward for that matter? If I ddi something that saved lives or saved anyone from suffering and someone told me i was wrong for taking the mone i desperately needed-i would be mad. An also ponder this-What if the life that 250 dollar reward saved was yours or your children's-seems more than worth it to me.

Answer 5

I would not make it a condition that I receive a financial reward before I would give any information I had in this situation. but if a reward were to be offered, I would not turn it down. That would be just plain silly, in my opinion. The person killed by the killer is already gone, not by my hand, so it is not "blood money" at all.

Answer 6

The "blood" money you refer to is also the same money that people have posted to find closure to a death that directly affected them. That money is also a way to bring out those living in fear of there own lives because the "killer" knows they are a witness. It acts as an incentive to help the unaware search shall we say for the killer where they may not have cared otherwise. People are driven for there own reasons, many my finances unfortunately. Tragedy sells, it saturates the media, not positive things. People are more in tune to something when they feel they can benefit from it. If you find the killer, give the money to the victims family then or to a crimestoppers program in the area.

Answer 7

I agree with you. We recently had this conversation in my family because in California there was a reward out for any information on an arsonist, but no one called in until they raised the reward amount to what people thought would be an acceptable amount for their time. I feel that we all are responsible for the safety of our communities and that if we have information, especially about a murderer, then it is our obligation to help the police. In that way we are protecting our families and communities. You might also get less false reports from people hoping to just be able to make some money.

Answer 8

Any upstanding citizen would "do the right thing" and turn in a killer; with or WITHOUT a reward!!! I would accept what you call the "blood" money if offered, because whether I'm in desperate or dire straights, or not (I personally run 50/50 on this score), I'd give the money to my church's charity fund because our church really does help and assist individuals and families in need!

Answer 9

I would turn in a killer, but not because of the money. I would take it if it was given, but I would not consider it blood money. That person did not die because you took the money. The money would just be a thank you for getting the killer off of the street.

Answer 10

Hmm...Good question, although it seems you may be focusing your anger in the wrong direction. Rewards are designed to give people incentive to tell so that the true murderer may be found. In many areas, intimidation is used to prevent witnesses from giving any information. If you had a family member who was murdered, you would probably be happy to pay any amount to find the true killer, and you would be thankful to the witness even if they did take the reward money.

Answer 11

I can see your point.

However, for me, it would depend on my financial situation. I may consider taking a small amount of the money to pay off bills, then donate the rest to the victim's family. There may be children and the money can be used for college funds or whatever the family needs. There is a victim's fund in our state and some funds go to the family from the fund. But, I think the victim's family may benefit from whatever funds could be raised.