The Whole Truth And Nothing But.....

Wow! My heart would probably break and I might not recover but I would have to tell the truth. Why? I don't believe in deliberately lying, no matter what.

Hi jujunme: You have said it. It's a serious crime. If I don't tell the truth I am not actually helping my loved one because he/ she is a criminal that probaboly will di this again because of how serious is the crime, he/she deserves a punishment. I am not saying this is easy. I'd feel terrible with myself for doing this but it would be worst if I approuve what my loved one has done by lying to the court. ALVARO

I would work with the lawyer to find a way to answer questions to make my loved one sound the least guilty. But I wouldn't lie. I might try every which way to get out of testifying legally, but I wouldn't lie. Things like that have the habit of coming back to bite you. Odds are if I did that they'd get found guilty and I'd go to jail for perjury. I'm not going to go to jail because of a crime someone else committed. God wouldn't look too kindly at me for lying. And of course I'm assuming we're not talking about a crime like self-defense which is an issue that would go a different way I think.

Very tough question! The thing is when you cover up for anyone..especially a loved one..you are enabling them to continue their behavior. If you don't tell the truth and they are not punished...what are the chances they are just going to do the same thing again. I don't think I would be able to waltz in and just easliy send them down the river..if they asked I wouldn't lie..but the truth is that I might not tell if they didn't ask. I guess I'm a bad person for feeling like that but I have to be honest with myself about who I am. If it were a terrible crime..that would different though. I might actually offer then. I don't think I would know who someone that close to me was anymore if they did something really terrible.

I guess my answer to this question would really depend on two things: 1. What was the crime committed? Lets say the crime was a petty crime such as "slight physical injury" or "malicious mischief" then it would be easier to lie about it. But if the crime was heinous such as rape and murder then it would be very hard to lie about it. primarily because of number 2... 2. Has my loved one accepted his mistake and turned his life around or will going to prison be better for him to wake him up to the reality of the world? If my loved one has turned his life around and that prison would only make his life worse then lying would be an option, but if prison would break him out of his trance, then lying would be the worse thing you can do for your loved one. A. A combination of a petty crime and a turned around life would make it easy to lie. B. A petty crime and no change will be a little tricky. C. A heinous crime even if he turned his/her life a round will be a little trickier. D. A heinous crime and no change would leave you no choice but to tell the truth. But then again, you will never know what you will do unless you are about to cross the bridge right? There will always be other things you need to factor in.

Hello jujunme, I will lie to save my loved ones. I am a practical person i cannot see my loved one to got to jail for a long time when my testimony is so important i will make use ot it save him/her. I know its wrong but i will do it.

I guess it depends what serious crime it was. Isn't there a law they keeps spouses from having to testify against each other? So if it was my husband, I wouldn't have to testify against him. Now, if it was a murder case though, I probably would tell the truth unless it was an accident. Otherwise, I wouldn't want someone in my life that was capable of killing someone.

I grew up with my parents teaching me that I should never lie....and I wouldn't....even for one of my kids. They are responsible for their actions and if they do something that is serious they need to pay the price....don't do the crime....if you can't do the time!

I have to say that I would probably tell the truth. I think it would depend upon the crime...what it was. If they hurt someone else then as difficult as it would be, I would have to tell the truth. It isn't fair to the victims when someone walks and there is nothing learned when the person doesn't pay for what they have done. If it were something that hurt no one but them, I'd probably do my best to just not be involved.

with all honesty? i would risk me going to prison that tell the truth. That is the real me speaking. If ever my husband will be in such situation, i will bring the truth till i die, to my grave. Rather than see him in prison.

Thankfully to date I have not ever had to do something like this. If it was a situation as you say, no I could not do it. I have raised my children to be as honest as they possibly can be, so for me to intentionally lie in a situation like this means that I am not really living up to what I have instilled in them. So sadly I would say, no I can't lie and hope they can deal with the consequences.

The question is really difficult. I can't say for sure what I'd do if this loved one is my friend or husband. But I know that if I have to save my daughter, I'd do it, no matter what she had done, no matter what the consequences would be.

It is a very difficult question and who would want his family to go to prison. But it is even harder to lie to the court because it would also be a crime to do so. But the law is the law. Hence, I would rather not volunteer to testify in court and just leave the proper authorities to conduct further investigations.

I would tell the truth. If I allow myself to go to prison, I'm betraying the REST of my family, the ones who are not guilty of a crime. The innocents should be thought of first and foremost, and that certainly includes the victims of the crime.

I would most definitely give my testimony and hope that they would go to jail regardless of how much I love them. I hope that the people I have have decent moral standards, but if they don't then how can I change that? I'm not to blame for it nor should I risk my well-being and my values and morals because they made the wrong decision. I think we all know that it would be "wrong" according to society to cover up when someone has committed a serious crime. Anyone who has lost a loved one in a crime or was the victim of a serious crime knows that. Of course, the dilemma is that you also want to protect your loved ones too. I think that protection can only go so far, though. If they made the decision to do something they clearly knew was wrong and they would get punished for then I feel there's nothing more I can do about it except hope that they reform while they serve their time.