   I'm Housing a Criminal
  Long story short, my suitemate apparently got caught shoplifting and was a minor semi-intoxicated (MIP) last night, lied about his identity to police, then fled, and is now hiding in his room with blinds shut and is afraid to even pick up the phone. He must have still been intoxicated when he came back because he showed us his FIVE citations (shoplifting, obstruction of justice, impersonating, minor in possession, and resisting arrest), he then proceeded to burn the citations because apparently the police still don't know who he is...needless to say, I'm NOT happy, considering he has now committed a felony or two and still thinks he can just skate off unscathed...My question to you all is, what would you do? I'm highly considering altering the police because I respect our laws and feel, while shoplifting wasn't the worst thing in the world, him lying to police, impersonating someone else, AND running away, that crosses the line. I leave for home in four days and will most likely never see him again anyway.Thoughts before I call?[Edited by - Acoustica on July 25, 2004 6:39:34 PM]
  I wouldn't call, as long as he agreed to discretly return all he shoplifted back.   ;  Not really your problem, don't call. Of course you know if you call, you will probably destroy any relationship you have with your room mate...If you choose to call, be sure you are ready to accept the consequences of the call. As long as he returns what he stole, I don't see any harm in it.   ;  Well, the minor in posesion law is very anti-constitutional and even disgusting. Same as the intoxication one, as long as you don't disturb others. Shoplifting is bad tho...I don't know what I would do, if he would be my friend I wouldn't alert the police, but if he is an asshole I would.   ;  I'd commit murder and hide the body. Who wants to be arrested for harboring a criminal?   ;Quote:Original post by xMcBaiNxI wouldn't call, as long as he agreed to discretly return all he shoplifted back.He had apparently already been to the store earlier that same night, stole the same two bottles of stout, pee'd on a flagpole and smashed the bottles against a truck. He was caught the second time and doesn't have any items to return (he got drunk off them).   ;Quote:Original post by RaduprvI don't know what I would do, if he would be my friend I wouldn't alert the police, but if he is an asshole I would.I've only known him for five weeks, he just transfered to the university and I'm only living here for four more days for summer housing, I don't consider him anything really, well, except for a criminal now. [wink] Plus he blew his story to some guy downstairs also, so he wouldn't know it was necessarily me who called.   ;  Suitemate? Are you living in a dorm of some kind? How many other people live there? Are you related to this guy? Are you tight with this guy? Sounds like you're not. If you're in a dorm tell the RA and let him/her deal with it. If you're not concerned with the guy coming after you later on for turning him in, then turn him in. Otherwise, pack your stuff and wash your hands of it. If he's a f*ckup he'll get caught by the police eventually. ;  Get one of those fake police badges and break his door down calmly, closing him with a determined look and say gloomily: "We have been watching you for a long time Winston..." [grin]   ;  Man, leave him alone. Unless you're in danger of penalty from the law, don't be one of those types everyone hated in elementary school.   