copying in an exam is right?

Uganda
November 28, 2012 1:22pm CST
i have a friend who is really not serious about studies. we are now in exams but today he sat near me and while in exams he asked for my paper to copy a certain number which he never read, and i refused because if you are caught cheating in an exam that is a complete eviction from the university, but now this friend is mad at me and my conscience is bothering me that i did the wrong thing because at that the supervisor was out. tell me did i did the right thing or not. i am also afraid that our friendship might end there.
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12 responses
• Indonesia
29 Nov 12
Well, in my opinion if your friend mad at you because you don't help him to cheat then he's not your friend. I think that friendship is not worth to keep since it seems that he just using you for studying. But you can try to talk it out to your friend to help to explain your reason to not to help him, since if you help him to cheat, you may get expelled too. But if he still don't want to understand and don't want to be your friend again just because of that, he is not your friend to begin with.
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@chatoang (61)
• Philippines
29 Nov 12
You did the right thing my dear. It is not your fault anymore if he will fail in that exam. The fact that he did not study, he is accountable of his doings. If and when he will ignore you and consider not his friend anymore, it's not your loss but his. You are wrong if you let him copy your answers, that is cheating, and you are tolerating him to commit such mistake. Don't be worried about the friendship you were saying, there is no such anyway.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Nov 12
namusoke what d oes your conscience say namusoke? listen it it.You know its wrong. You studied and you should not help out a fellow who refused to learn it. He had the same chances as you of studying and if he did n o learn it thats his tough luck.Some friend to put you in jeopardy of losing your college work, no thats no friend. You would be better off without him.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
28 Nov 12
You ara a really honest person. If he is mad at you for being honest, he just uses you for studying purposes... he just had to know how you feel about this issue and accept your principles. If he's mad, he's mad, probably, he's not a good friend material. He should have studies in the first place, it's not your fault if he's gonna get a bad grade, only his.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
29 Nov 12
Yes, he is a no good friend. and you should stay away from this user friend. I should say (no offense) it is better off without him. So it is better if he is mad at you and you don't have any problem of someone who might put you in danger of kicking out from the school. Life goes on. move on and NO COPYING is bad. that's the reason why there are examinations to assess the knowledge and learning of the students, if students will copy, then the assessment will be invalid.
@spicymary (558)
• Romania
28 Nov 12
You are the owner of your knowledge, so you are entitled to do whatever you want with it. A friendship should not make you feel obligated to do this kind of services. If you didn't felt comfortable, no matter the reasons, that this is the right thing to do. Also, copying is a light version for stealing. Would you feel bad if you don't help your friend to steal?
• Uganda
28 Nov 12
no i would not. but i fell horrible.
• United States
29 Nov 12
No, it wasn't right for your friend to ask to copy your paper. You did the right thing by refusing to let him do it. What would have happened if the proctor had come back into the room? You would probably both be expelled from the university. Your friend needs to realize that he is only going to get what he puts into his education in return. Maybe you could offer to study with him to help him understand the material you're learning. If he chooses to end your friendship because you wouldn't help him cheat, he's not really much of a friend at all.
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@1corner (744)
• Canada
28 Nov 12
I don't know of any school that would allow such a practice. Unless your teacher/professor says you're having an open book exam, notes are even banned from your desk! How much more someone outright copying from you?! This "friend" of yours is no friend at all. He'd rather implicate you in wrongdoing, than take responsibility by studying well before the test. You may feel bad for him, but you did the right thing. If either one of you had been caught cheating, you'll both be expelled, according to your school's policy. Just because you weren't doesn't make it right either.
@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Then, he is not your friend actually. Because if he is your real friend, he will not do something that may put you in trouble. Try to think of it.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Nov 12
I do not believe that copyong exam answers os ver the true way to go. you don;t learn anything with copying, it just gets the answers on paper quicker. knowing the information and how to appy it is what counts the most.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
29 Nov 12
You should not worry of your friendship failing, coz if it does fail, it was not because of your doing, but by your friend. It is not your problem if he did not study for the exams. It is his obligation to study for him to pass the course. If in any way he refuses to be friends with you again, I say, he is not the kind of friend that you need in your life. You just made a point that you are friends, yes, but cheating will never be part of your relationship. Which do you think is important- letting him cheat and the teaches catches you or not allow him to cheat and you are able to pass your exams? More than friendship, it is your future at stake. So, don't feel guilty about it. If he fails, it is his fault, not yours.
• Indonesia
29 Nov 12
If I were you I would not be afraid if the friendship gonna be end, for me I cannot tolerate when someone whether the person is a close friend of me or not try to put me in trouble. Cheating is never right whatever the excuses, at first cheating in the exam and he might carry it in the future and become a habit to cheat, cheating at work, cheating the system, etc. It's none of your problem whether he read the subject or not, it is his own responsibility to study and not depending on other people to give him the answer in the exam. Clearly he is selfish because he only thinks about himself, but he never think of the consequence if you both are caught. If he ended the friendship, you must be grateful because he shows his true color and he is not a true friend.
@neelia27 (896)
• Philippines
29 Nov 12
cheating is a bad thing to do,, how can someone learn if she or he cheats.. you just did what is right.. if your friend get mad at you it`s not your fault and after all he might be a bad friend for you.. don`t think too much about it.. if he is a true friend he will understand what you did..