True Story
@sprite1950 (30461)
Corsham, England
October 2, 2017 3:23am CST
A few years ago a work colleage of mine told me that her son had been drink driving and driven into the back of a parked car. He didn't stop and because no one was around and he had been drinking he didn't report it.
When he got home he told his mother who kept it quiet for him but what would you have done? I would have had a hard time dealing with it because he had caused damage to someone's car and although no one was hurt they could have been had they been in the car.
I think if it was me I would have encouraged him to go the police and tell them what he had done. I know it's hard when it is a loved one but he did wrong and if he thought he could get away with it he might drink drive again.
What would you have done?
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@LadyDuck Exactly then they would have both been in trouble. You never know who is watching.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
2 Oct 17
@sprite1950 This is what I think, to show you are honest and you go to report is the best thing to do.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@jstory07 I know it would be hard but it's the best way.
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
2 Oct 17
It`ll be hard but I will still tell him to report it and do something about it 
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
2 Oct 17
@sprite1950 Yes and she needs to learn from it
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@m_audrey6788 I agree. It sends out the wrong message if you hide this as it was a crime
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@m_audrey6788 yes when she told me I probably looked a bit disapproving because he damaged someone's car and had been driving while drunk.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 17
I would have encouraged him to go to the police. As Anna says, someone might have taken his number and then he'd be in more trouble.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
2 Oct 17
I definitely would not have hid it for him. That does him no good. Sometimes you have to show some tough love. It isn't easy but it is the right thing to do.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe I agree. I'm sure she realised that I disapproved too and probably wished she hadn't told me.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
3 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe For all she knew I could have gone to the police. I didn't but I did feel sorry for the person whose car he went into. I don't know if she told anyone else.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Oct 17
@sprite1950 ya you wouldn't think you would go around telling people stuff like that.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@gilggg I don't think they did anything so he got away with it.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
2 Oct 17
@gilggg yes it definitely sends out the wrong message and if he gets away with it once he might try again.
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
2 Oct 17
@sprite1950 But he will have to live with his conscience that will be troubling him for this act all his life and probably will not get far in life if he can not take responsibility for his actions. It's a shame that the mother does not understand that such education will only cause damage to her son during his lifetime.
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