Would you Lie

[steelcmg]

Back in 2000 I had an under age drinking. I paid the fine and never heard anything else about it. Then 4 years later I had a cop pulled up next to me in a parking lot late at night and took my license and he ended up giving me a fine saying it was suspended.

Well I ended up pledging not guilty and I over slept the original hearing and I called the District court house and told them my car got a flat tire and couldn’t get there. Then I had to get a lawyer and go to the Main courthouse and had to stand in front of the judge and swear in the court of law I was telling the truth.

He asked me if my car really did get a flat that day. If I lied I would be able to pay a fine and not lose my license at all. If I tell the truth and tell him my car indeed did not get a flat and I over slept I would lose my license for a year and possibly lose my job.

So my question is what would you do? And if you indeed did lie to the judge would you really feel bad about it?