Whistle-blowing or not being a grass ?
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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 31 Jan 20 7.19pm |
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The Trump thing has again brought this farcical moral dilemma to my mind. There are numerous similar examples in industry (Grenfell being another), where potential criminal behaviour is suppressed. And in fact the 'grass' who alerts people to these misdemeanours is pilloried more than the b'stards who did the deed. General thoughts and examples ?
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cryrst  The garden of England 31 Jan 20 8.29pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
The Trump thing has again brought this farcical moral dilemma to my mind. There are numerous similar examples in industry (Grenfell being another), where potential criminal behaviour is suppressed. And in fact the 'grass' who alerts people to these misdemeanours is pilloried more than the b'stards who did the deed. General thoughts and examples ? Once you make it legal you are innocent until proven guilty in the uk.
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 31 Jan 20 8.37pm |
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If I saw my mum being raped by a neighbour,..for example,...and I went to the police, would that be justified as 'being a grass' ? Am just interested in peoples 'threshold values', and moral judgement, as opposed to legal arguments Edited by Forest Hillbilly (31 Jan 2020 8.38pm)
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Tim Gypsy Hill '64  Stoke sub normal 31 Jan 20 9.13pm |
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It seems to me that you are only a grass if you "dob in" one of your own. Whether 'one of your own' is family, friends, peers etc., is the question. Anyone else *ought* to be fair game. The level of offence is also relevant. Murder, rape, kiddie stuff, all fair game. Stealing food from Tesco? You grassed. "They can afford it, feck 'em".
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 31 Jan 20 11.57pm |
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well if you lived in Rotherham, would you bother reporting a rape to the cops ?
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| Mapletree Croydon 01 Feb 20 12.05am |
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Definition of whistle blowing is for the public good. Americans struggle with the concept which is well embedded across Europe. Oh, and the UK.
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| Stirlingsays 01 Feb 20 4.57am |
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Originally posted by Tim Gypsy Hill '64
It seems to me that you are only a grass if you "dob in" one of your own. Whether 'one of your own' is family, friends, peers etc., is the question. Anyone else *ought* to be fair game. The level of offence is also relevant. Murder, rape, kiddie stuff, all fair game. Stealing food from Tesco? You grassed. "They can afford it, feck 'em". Pretty much spot on. I'd also add that if you sign a contract and take the King's coin then that also adds to it....up to a point....and those points will be set at different places depending upon that personality.
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