Zip It
No Snitchin' 5/16/2012 3:26PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
No Snitchin'

Do you agree or disagree with this cultural rule?
Good Rick
RE: No Snitchin' 5/16/2012 3:40PM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I guess I agree with it for small, petty things that don't really matter. As far as crimes go, it is one of the dumber things I have ever heard. Plenty of decent people let morons prevent them from doing the right thing, and said morons make life difficult for everyone else.
tidy
RE: No Snitchin' 5/16/2012 4:13PM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The NYTimes had an article recently about the reluctance of Hasidic communities to report child molestation to the police--and the Brooklyn DA's apparent reluctance to publicize the names of the accused molesters (in contrast to how molesters of other ethnicities are treated).

It was an interesting article--sorry, I don't have a link to it--and doubly interesting (to me) because of its parallel with the "snitches get stitches" mentality of other neighborhoods that are actually just a few blocks away. In each case, there's a reluctance to report crime to The Man.

Of course, in the case of the Orthodox Jews, failing to report offenders to the police meant that--like most child molesters--the perps committed crimes against children again and again.

I don't much care about reporting victimless crimes, one way or the other; but letting genuine bad guys stay free is just stupid.

With that long-winded preamble, I guess my answer to the actual question is: disagree.
 
RE: No Snitchin' 5/16/2012 4:54PM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Snitches git stitches
Melo Anthony
RE: No Snitchin' 5/16/2012 5:01PM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
What Do You Think?
RE: No Snitchin' 5/17/2012 9:41AM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
We know what happens to snitchers. They get their ass shot up. I put those fools to sleep.

Ain't nobody gone tell me what I can't do.
Concerned Citizen
RE: No Snitchin' 5/17/2012 9:51AM - in reply to What Do You Think? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
For me, it depends on who it is and what they did.
somali pirate
RE: No Snitchin' 5/18/2012 7:27AM - in reply to Zip It Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Yes, I do. People need to let me rob, pillage, etc. without alerting the US Navy.