i know that some things are more serious than others but what would you consider important enough to report to the authorities.
2007-06-13 11:52:22 · 17 answers · asked by ?! 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Anything that has a "victim" needs to be reported.
2007-06-13 11:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by UNITool 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I would report something if it
a) had a serious impact on someone else
b) there was not a mitigating factor.
Rape, murder, racist attacks etc I would report straight away since it has had a terrible impact on the victim and IMO there is nothing that can make these crimes 'OK'.
Crimes like drug dealing, drink driving, assault I would only report if I thought there was a victim of the crime or if the person doing it had no excuse.
I disagree with people dealing drugs, but if there are no victims, then I could not justify snitching on someone. Some drugs like crack and heroin screw up peoples lives, and I would have no issue about reporting someone who dealt in these to the police.
2007-06-13 19:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would only report something if it was a crime that had a victim. It is immoral to report somebody for a victimless crime because only actions that directly harm others (by violating their rights) should be prohibited.
2007-06-13 19:06:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally anything that puts anybody's life (including that of the perpitrator) in danger which I guess covers everything so it should be a blanket answer of yes.
2007-06-13 19:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by Arwen M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What good will it do to report it? usually cops get to the places after everything has already happened.
2007-06-13 19:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by Richard 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would!!! I've called the cops on loud parties, drug dealers, And idiots that did not have their children properly restrained in traffic( I've seen kids standing in the back seats of pick-ups and fools riding with babies in their lap in bad traffic) that just pisses me off!!!
2007-06-13 18:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would.
I wouldn't report parking violations and most vehicle code violations, but anything else would be fair game.
2007-06-13 19:07:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would turn my own kids in if they did something like rob a bank or some thing
2007-06-13 20:16:27 · answer #8 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Child endangerment/abuse
theft
vandalism
assault
2007-06-13 19:02:21 · answer #9 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Would depend on what it is really... Something yeah and somethings cops really dont have the time to investigate
2007-06-13 19:04:13 · answer #10 · answered by Sealsangel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋