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04 Dec 2008, 9:34 am

If a member of your family, your favourite person in the world, was taken to court because he had run over someone by accident, would you lie for him/her? Would you lie for him/her if your family member had murdered someone?

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04 Dec 2008, 10:31 am

Its not murder if its an accident.... And no i wouldnt....

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04 Dec 2008, 11:15 am

You didn't say whether the person who got run over died. No, I probably wouldn't lie. Dealing with situations requires sticking to the facts. I probably wouldn't get away with lying, too.

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04 Dec 2008, 12:27 pm

No, i wouldn't lie.

If it was truly an accident then there is no need. If it wasn't a true accident then my friend or family would need help that the judge could award.

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05 Dec 2008, 11:50 am

Depends on the person, but I usually wouldn't lie.

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05 Dec 2008, 1:59 pm

HD3H wrote:

Its not murder if its an accident.... And no i wouldnt....

same if it was a lagitimante accident... it cannot be counted as murder

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="sgrannel"]You didn't say whether the person who got run over died.

Yes and if that its even less...

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06 Dec 2008, 12:41 pm

Neither in the case of an accident nor a murder
would I lie to protect a family member.
Justice transcends family obligations, and
lying perverts the course of justice; a lesser
good (protecting a loved one from the consequences
of his/her actions) can never justify advancing
the agenda of a greater evil (such as anarchy or
injustice).

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06 Dec 2008, 12:46 pm

If you lie, you're just as guilty as the person who did it.

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06 Dec 2008, 1:01 pm

HD3H wrote:

Its not murder if its an accident.... And no i wouldnt....

i agree with HD3H on this topic, lying under oath is a crime... and if they killed the person by accident, hmm... difficult...

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07 Dec 2008, 9:42 am

I would never show up to court even if subpeonad...I would run off into the forest and begin life anew,feasting on berries,native tubors,stranded hikers and so on and so forth.

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