Being A Snitch

Well, I think that there's something very wrong with that. The man gets threatened because he helped the police with a murder case. . . What is the world coming to? I mean, if the other people don't want to say anything that's fine but now they are basically saying that they don't want a murderer to get caught. The man shouldn't have had needed to be anonymous at all but apparently in this crazy world he had to, to protect himself from those-who-called-him-snitch. A "snitch". . . If there's a name for a person who does the right thing, shouldn't there be a name for the people who don't?

I have never helped out on a murder case but I can imagine that it would be dangerous to tangle with anyone who has already committed one murder. If one gives information or evidence on the condition that one remains anonymous and it is clear that the authorities have not respected that anonymity, then they would have to be held responsible for that. Of course, it rarely happens that one can come by significant information without being known to the guilty parties in some way and therefore coming under suspicion. As always, I can imagine much more behind this 'newspaper story' than is actually stated. I don't suppose that the person who gave the anonymous tip, for example, was entirely 'unknown to the police' (as they put it). An organised crime like this (I mean one which has to involve several people) generally happens in the context of a certain kind of society and the people in that kind of society are usually very well aware of who their enemies are. The police may have made a slip-up (and they would be truly stupid to admit it) but it probably only served to corroborate what was strongly suspected already.

Life is full of horrible monsters and you won't find out until money is part of it. I guess you can call it the green eye monster is working it's way. No matter who is involved, when there's money in the air, better to steer clear and then make your move. The hotheads are just blowing their mouths. That's just about it. So when suspects are likely, more undiscovered dirt comes to the surface. Sounds like a movie script to me. The hero in this case is the one who will be framed as in our society, when money and greed is involved, lives are taken.

Only when the person who is being implicated learns of being snitched on. Of course they would be upset with anything that is tied into their case. I personally blame the police in this situation. They should have known to be more careful that there were no holes where the information can be believed. If someone goes to the police in a situation, they expect their privacy to be secured as if this gets out, they could be silenced. That just shows carelessness about the part on the law.

I blame the poster at my bus stop that says: "Crime doesn't pay; Crime stoppers does." Poor grammar doesn't encourage snitching.