Morale Dilema

[scpi10]

Don't lie for this guy. He's only been caught 3 times. How many time's has he done it without being caught.

[traz]

It's funny...in the past, every reply to these kinds of threads used to be "i'd bury the body yada yada"... but all of a sudden no one wants to lie under oath because it's morally wrong. I never get OOT.

I think if one of my best friends asked I'd probably do it, but I wouldn't offer. Afterwards I' smack the hell outta them for driving drunk and putting both of us in that situation

[Klompy]

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but all of a sudden no one wants to lie under oath because it's morally wrong

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fwiw my choice to not want to go on the stand has nothing to do with morals, it has to do with not wanting to risk my ass going to jail for his mistake. If I thought there's a good chance I would get away with it I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[nickg1532]

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but all of a sudden no one wants to lie under oath because it's morally wrong

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fwiw my choice to not want to go on the stand has nothing to do with morals, it has to do with not wanting to risk my ass going to jail for his mistake. If I thought there's a good chance I would get away with it I'd do it in a heartbeat.

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[daryn]

but klompy how would you feel if you lied for him to be free and then he killed some kid a week later while driving drunk.. prob not good.

[Klompy]

I don't want to get into a discussion over my views on drunk driving, as I always end up getting flamed even though my views aren't that drastic, but I wouldn't hold any personal responsibility for it if it happened in my mind. I also wouldn't go to the stand for someone who I thought was actually high risk of getting in an alcohol related accident (insert comment about how everyone's high risk at .08).

[daryn]

i would

the whole "stand up for your friend regardless of the situation" is BS to me. if my best friend goes on a killing spree and confides in me, you better believe i'm turning him in.