Should I turn my friend in to the police?

Long story short, I bailed a friend out of jail for the amount of 1000$. I told him he could pay me back when he went to court cause the bail money would be returned.

I got court papers telling me when he had to go to court since i signed the bail. I could not baby sit him and go to court with him as i have other things to do and i trust him. Well, I got a notice in the mail saying that he forfeited bail. He was lying to me the whole time saying the check is in the mail ect ect ect. When I confronted him about it he said there was a mistake untill i called the court myself and found out the truth. I always gave him the benefet of a doubt dispite his known coke problem.

Well anyways, I took him to court he never showed up. He's offered to pay me back but when ever the day comes he never has the money or it's like 20$ out of a promised 150$

So the crime stoppers in my area offer a cash reward for reporting people with out standing warrents. And I NEED that money back

2008-05-21T13:32:12Z

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2008-05-21T13:45:19Z

I have already sued him for it. Suing him is not a guarentee of funds, it only hurts his credit. I can probably have his wages garnished but he already gave me 200$, but this has been going on for months!

northernhick2008-05-21T13:43:58Z

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If there's an outstanding warrant, I don't see any reason not to report him.

He used you to facilitate an attempt to avoid justice. Forget the money; that alone should make you indignant enough to turn him in.

If you believe that you owe him a certain loyalty because of the friendship, then consider what it says about his views of loyalty and friendship that he forfeited, lied about, and then consistently failed to repay $1000 of *your money* that - as you say - you need.

So yeah, report him.

Patty2016-06-10T13:03:39Z

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civil_av8r2008-05-21T13:38:11Z

This is more a moral case than it is an ethical case. Ethically, the best thing to do for the community is to report him and get another criminal off the streets. Morally, he owes you $1000 and is probably never going to pay you back so it is a chance to get your money. Also, he'll be put into jail and it will give him some time to sober up. Perhaps what you need to do is get his family involved and do an intervention and send him to rehab on his own. When he gets sobered up perhaps the judge will go lenient on him. If he goes back to using perhaps you could report him then.

ALFimzadi2008-05-21T13:38:33Z

Yes. If he was truly a friend, he wouldn't have screwed you over in the first place. Report him, get the reward money, even if its only $20, and then you'll know where he is and you can go back to court to get a garnishment on him for the money he owes you.

Randi2008-05-21T13:38:40Z

Nothing would help him more than a big fat reality check. Turning him in doesn't mean you don't care for him. It means you care enough to see that he learns from his mistakes so that he may be the person you know him to be inside. You may lose him as a friend, but if he learns from this mistake and changes his life around, he may never forget it. Do what's best for him. On the money thing, you should have had the better judgement to begin with, so don;t turn him in only for the money. Do it if you really want to help him.

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