Protecting a loved one/friend when he does something that should be punished....
By chiyochan
@chiyosan (30186)
Philippines
September 19, 2011 9:55pm CST
I have heard this story a couple of times, in the news, every where it seemed that our parents, relatives, friends (maybe) would try to help cover up crimes, etc to save their sons or daughters from being punished by the law.
There was a mother who hid his son when his son was being summoned to the court for shooting someone out of traffic incidents
There again was a mother who said that her daughter is suffering from insanity that is why she was able to shoot his husband in a shopping mall and almost committed a suicide there, too.
I mean, how far should parents go in protecting their sons and daughters when they did a crime, and needs to be punished. If it were you, would you do the same?
4 responses
@neildc (17238)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
if one of my children is going to commit a mistake that needs punishment, i will not hide him from whoever has the right to serve the punishment. i know it is also a crime for concealing a suspected criminal, what more a criminal?
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
20 Sep 11
I work hard to protect my children from criminal behavior. If I found out one of my children were involved in some criminal activity, I would, like would my parents, advice my child to turn himself or herself in.
I do not believe you love a child by covering for him or her when the child commits a cime. Standing in the place of my child, that I may very well do.
@NatashaBird (640)
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20 Sep 11
For me it would entirely depend on what they were to be punished for. I don't really have strict morals with many things, particularly if my friends break the law, but those morals I do abide by I am very firm with.
For example I loathe adultery in any form and would simply refuse to help or cover for a friend if they were cheating on someone.
Also if a friend or family member killed someone out of anger or to steal from them or something similar I would not support them in any way and would infact inform the police. However if i knew they had killed someone in self defence but had no way of proving this to police then I would do what I could to protect them. Also if say, they killed someone who had killed one of their family members as revenge, this, to me, would be justified and so I would cover for them if i could.
On the other hand there are very few situations where I would sacrifice myself to keep someone out of jail (i could name a few, but they are rather obscure :S)
birdie -
@sophiecheer (931)
• Philippines
20 Sep 11
It's a prime and innate nature of mothers to be protective of their offspring. But I do agree that at times, it points towards a negative effect. Mothers are often blindsided of their nature.
So instead of helping their child, there child often get burrowed deeper into the pit of destruction..like in the case you mentioned in your post.
Only the pure love of God is faultless, that i can say with certainty.
