If someone had a warrant for their arrest would you turn them in?

If I risk something for not doing so I'd turn them in.
If I don't, I wouldn't mind their business... Don't want to get killed 3 weeks later in a back street.

 

this somehow reminds me of spiderman....

and no..i believe in second chances for everyone.besides maybe a person i care about would commit a crime one day in that case i wouldn't turn them in either.

 

Depends really on what they did, who they are to me and what their reasoning was for doing it.

 

Depends who it is and what they did.

 

Depends who they are and what they did...

 

It would depend on what they did and who it was.

 

Basically...

 

Hm...

Well, as others have said, it depends. Though my reasons begin to differ beyond that.

If it was murder, I'd want to know the circumstances behind it. Was it self-defense or cold-blooded? If it was rape or molestation of a child, well, that is practically impossible to justify. I'd be more likely to turn them in... after I had my say with them.

But other than child molestation, rape, and circumstantial murder, which are automatic turn-ins, if I could benefit more by keeping them under my wing of protection, I'd go that route. Sure, a reward for turning somebody in is nice, but opportunistic gain is what helps make the world go 'round. That might make me a practitioner of ploy, or a blackmailer, but I wouldn't want to let the possibility of opportunity slip past. If the crime was grave enough, they'd surely be willing to do anything to avoid capture/imprisonment.

Besides, if they were some big-time drug dealer, getting in on their good side to learn their trade routes and financial profits, could benefit me tremendously. I don't intend to ever sell drugs again, but I could easily make money by "giving" those routes and connections to somebody who does sell.

Once they had nothing more to give me, and if there was a reward to still be had, then I might toss them to the wolves.

 

Brilliant. I love your way of thinking.

 

Yeah, I have problems with some laws, especially ones related to drugs, so if it were a drug crime, I'd be hesitant to turn them in. However, I wouldn't want not turning them in to get me into trouble, and if it's a directly harmful or dangerous crime, I'd probably turn them in.

 

I would say no if it was a drug or alcohol crime, unless I was risking something to turn them in. Anything else, probably. If it were a close friend or family member, it would be dependent on the exact crime, even if it weren't drug or alcohol related, although I'm not really sure what warrant would be put out for them for a crime that I felt was too minor to turn them in.

 

Yup!

 

It's not my responsibility to play judge, jury and executioner. We have a legal system for that, it's not the place for citizens to intervene.

 

Pretty much.

 

Would you suggest a citizen stand by, and allow a crime to happen? Since they are not a judge, jury, or executioner. If you can prevent something from happening, or happening again, it seems proper to do so.

I'm going to assume you didn't mean that, but I cannot be sure. Both situations involve a responsibility of people, so I was curious.

 

but criminals are humans too.

 

It depends on what the crime was, whether I actually agreed with the statute, and notwithstanding my support of the statute, whether the victim of the crime did in fact deserve it.

~ Adrienne

 

I would really depend on the situation, my neighbor had a warrant for arrest and she showed up at her house and we called the police. The reason for that is because they had been selling drugs and it was getting REALLY dangerous and scary. But it all depends on what it was for...