Should I turn my friend in to the police?

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Well, you have learned some very valuable lessons haven't you? Never believe a cokehead. Never lend money to a cokehead. Never trust a cokehead. Case closed. Sorry you had to learn this the hard way. Maybe next time you'll leave him in jail. Remember NO ONE else bailed him out for a reason sweety.

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

I don't really understand this last part, but addicts need to lose things, so that they can 'hit bottom'. When addicts hit bottom they often pull themselves out of addiction and into a better life.

In this way you may be helping you and him if you get your 1000 back and cut him out of your life. You are NOT helping him by rescuing him. And you aren't helping anyone by hurting yourself to help him.

In CPR the first they tell you is to make sure you will be safe before you help anyone. It is better to have one victim rather than two.

Yes. Since your friemd is not reliable, you need another way to get your money back. Besides whatever he did was wrong, and he should have been punished for it. I understand that you may feel remorseful, but it is the right thing to do. He lied to you despite your ultimate kindness. You have helped hm as best you can. You can not baby-sit him. People tend to learn from their mistakes. You are just going to have to let him figure out what he wants to do with his life on his own. But, if he goes to prison, make sure that you visit him.

If you call the authorities and they come pick him up, there's a chance you might get that money back.

Is there a single reason why his being free is worth a thousand dollars to you? It apparently isn't worth it to him since he isn't paying you.

turn that SOB in. get what ever reward you are entiled to. he already cost you one thousand dollars. that will never be replaced or given back. He promised to show up . He didn't because he wants to be out on the streets doing drugs. Not in jail. He used you.

Turn him in. If he gets help and betters himself and pays you back, then oK. otherwise cut your losses, and attach a lien to whatever he owns. car etc