it? My friend says he was threatened in many ways over a period of time, but that the nature of the country in which it happened was too corrupt to ask for help from 'the authorities', so he took it into his own hands. It was not in a military but civilian situation. He wouldnt give me more details, but I believe him. Need less to say, I have had a few sleepless nights with this. Has anyone had similar situations? What did you do, if anything?
2006-12-09 17:15:36 · 8 answers · asked by mr concerned 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I assume you live in a democratic country. We dont know what it is like in war torn countries with the wrong people being in power. He hasnt given you a lot of information, but he told you he was threatened in many ways over a long period of time. Unless he is prepared to give you more details, if it was me, I would assume he had good reasons to do what he did. They say everyone is capable of murder given the right situation. I have to agree...I am a mother of 3, and if someone hurt my children, I would hurt them back...I would kill for my children....and I think most parents would. You dont know the situation, he may have been terrorised for years. Someone may have raped his sister or mother....maybe his whole family was under seige by some "gang"....you dont know. He didnt just kill someone because he likes to kill....I am sure you would have seen something in his character by now if he was some kind of homocidal maniac. If I were you, I would first get him talking again, and find out what happened. Maybe you will find that he was justified in murdering someone. If it happened in another country, and it didnt have any long reaching consequences...e.g....are the police looking for him?......are gang members out to get him? Find out the truth from him, and then decide for yourself what you would do in his situation, given you were experiencing what he was. Also take into account the cultural differences and whether or not the authorities in his country were totally corrupt. Maybe he killed someone to save his own life or that of his family or friends. Dont judge him until you find out the facts. I get the impression, he was confiding in you as a friend, not trying to frighten you into thinking he is some kind of monster. Were you afraid of him before he told you this? If you werent, then dont be afraid of him now. Find out his reasons and I bet you will find he was probably justified. If he just kills for the hell of it, then get as far away from him as possible.
2006-12-09 20:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by rightio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a legal expert, but I'm guessing that you can't be considered an accessory-after-the-fact since you live in one country [the U.S.?] and the crime [ if it actually occured] happened in another country. Is your friend in some kind of legal situation now, that he would even mention this to you, or did he trust you enough to that he felt the need to unburden at this time?
Although the confession weighs on you - from the information given - I believe that you'll just have to live with the knowledge. It goes without saying that you may never look at your friend in the same light ever again. And if there is such a thing as "justifiable homiside," you may hope that this was one.
2006-12-09 17:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that you should find a new friend because A: if he is someone who actually did murder someone, then he is a danger to you and people around you (murderers always try to rationalize their crimes) or he is BSing you and trying to impress you with no way of you varifying his crime as it was in another country....bottom line, he's a creep and you should stay away from him.
PS, he claims he murdered, not killed in self-defence, which would be justifiable homicide. Not an OK thing to do, but understandable under certain circumstances.
2006-12-09 17:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would try to distance myself from him completely. I would take it to the authorities and tell them my fears. He could be a serial killer or something like that. If he killed once he can do it again.
Get yourself away from this person
2006-12-09 17:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares if someone gets murderered in most situations because its usually because the murderee deserved it. now some murder is obviously unjustified but i dont believe as much is as its made out to be in the media. because the media is just out to shock people and get them wondering why all the time so they continue indulging in the media more.
2006-12-12 08:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make a new friend
2006-12-09 17:23:16 · answer #6 · answered by jzimmerman56301 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn him in, if you have enough info to pass on, then do so, it is the right thing to do
2006-12-09 17:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about it.
2006-12-09 19:37:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋