When something inappropriate happens, I will tell the proper authorities.
You can't just let problems grow just because you're worried about being called a "snitch" or a "tattler". You have to do what you can to solve a problem, and if asking for help is what you need to do, then do it!
Some people think that confronting me about telling on them will make think twice about telling on them.
Yeah, I thought twice, and then I told on them a 2nd time!
I refuse to be intimidated by the "no snitching, no tattling" mentality, I refuse to be a part of a "blue wall of silence".
Don't like being told on, then don't do inappropriate things! Be mad at yourself!
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Now if it's a case of unjust laws, I'm not going to help authorities crack down on those who defy unjust laws.
I think certain "minor sins" by consenting adults (ie gambling, smoking, sex work, use of plastic items, etc) should STAY LEGAL, so I will not report those things to law enforcement.
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Tekashi69 is getting ridiculed online for "snitching". That ridicule isn't because he's some innocent bystander who wants to protect the community, the ridicule is because he was involved in criminal activities, promoting a thuggish image and went online and said "Don't test my gangsta". Well, his "gangsta" got tested by the feds and he backed down, taking a plea deal for leniency on the condition that he tell the truth about the criminal activities he and his associates were involved with.
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Back in 2007, rapper Camron was interviewed on 60 Minutes on a segment about the "no snitching" mentality
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stop-snitchin/
Camron survived a car robbery attempt, but refused to talk to the cops about what happened! Cooper asked Camron if a serial killer moved next door, would you tell the cops. Camron said "I'll just move".
That got so much controversy, that even gangsta rap legend Ice-T criticized Camron. Ice-T said if you know someone who had a bomb about to board a plane, you shouldn't just say "I'm just not going on the plane", you should tell the authorities right away! Ice-T then said that if you're involved in a crime and you tell on your partners, that's snitching. He then said it's NOT snitching if you tell the police about somebody raping little girls, you're supposed to tell the police.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHptNp5F7E
After that, Camron had to apologize to crime victims in general for sounding insensitive to those who reported crimes to the police!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/19/60minutes/main2704565.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;segmentTitle
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