Have you ever heard "I'm not a snitch". Have you even said it? Why are people so "proud" they are NOT honest?

Question

Is the key to child abuse the silencing of the victim.

Have you ever heard "I'm not a snitch".

Have you even said it yourself?

Why are people proud to announce they are NOT truthful? Isn't honesty the best policy?

Snitch is a word criminals use, to make it seem a bigger sin to TELL, than to be a law breaker.

How can witnesses to crime so easily join with the criminals, as "ACCESSORY after the fact", covering up a crime, with their cowardly silence?!?

Have you ever called annonomously to "Crime Stoppers" or dared to give true witness in open court against a wrong doer?

Did you face threats? Fears???

I worry about murder suicide by husbands who wipe out their family.

Is this what happens sometimes when a raped daughter tells mom?

No wonder girls keep silent.

What about suspicious moms, do they dare talk to dauhter (or son) about their fears?

Are moms "with blinders on" a big part of the girl's problem.

How can you ask about your beloved?!

Answer 1

I have heard Mothers and Fathers and teachers tell their children to not be tattle tales. I have been in job situations where the boss is doing something wrong and been told that I would loose my job if I told anyone about it. When I went to court to try to stop my ex husband from abusing my children, the court system refused to believe me. I have known women who stayed in abusive marriages because there was no one who would help. I could give many examples as you have done of the evil things people do to each other. The people who do wrong are often very clever at minipulating their victim and the court system. There are a lot of reasons for fear when deciding to tell about a wrong doing. Not everyone who fails to report is proud of not being honest. Sometimes it is a feeling of helplessness in the face of something you don't know how to deal with or don't have anyone to help you. It does take a lot of courage to report a crime. It is very hard to trust anyone after you have been victimzed,because sometimes you are re-victimized by the very people who are supposed to help you. There are a lot of things that need to be fixed in our society, but there are other countries where it is a lot worse. I think in most cases it is fear more than pride that causes people to fail to report.

Answer 2

misslilly is exactly right. Most people do not snitch because of fear, not pride. In some cities there are actually campaigns by the criminal element to demonize snitches.They sell t shirts and publicize their mob mentality in many ways. Shop owners sell their items, either out of fear or for the allmighty dollar. It is more out of cowardice than pride that people keep silent.Everyone and everything is so corrupt these days people don't know who they can trust. They probably feel it's better to keep silent than to be murdered and have their family members left to cope without them.It's pretty much develoed into an issue of domestic terrorism.

Answer 3

I even have heard it many situations....i'm specific I even have used it on social accumulating, to boot. There have easily been situations when I even have felt that some thing had to "provide".....in spite of the reality that, as in many situations occurs, i'm suffering to think of of examples acceptable now. the main suitable occasion that springs to techniques exchange into merely decrease than a year in the past....i had to variety my techniques out somewhat....and the "some thing" that "gave" exchange into my participation in Yahoo! solutions and retaining up with my acquaintances right here for greater or less six weeks. I hasten to function that I did experience plenty greater beneficial after taking some weeks out.

Answer 4

Snitches have to fear for their lives. This sounds like a question asked by a suburbanite. Are you? If you have ever lived in the inner city, you would understand this concept more.

Answer 5

Revelation: to uncover, to disclose, to reveal, is

NOT meant for condemnation, but for awareness.

Awareness brings understanding, not condemnation.



To snitch is to condemn someone to save yourself;

but only condemns yourself by your words: Mt 12:37.

Thinking you're safe in doing it deadly error: 1Thess 5:3.



Being right to make others wrong is

as deadly as being wrong yourself.



Winning any sides war is as bad as losing one.

Blame game inducts all players in a hall of shame.



The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 6

Often when someone says something like that it is out of fear, fear of being beat up, fear of judgement, fear of basic consequence.

Answer 7

Honor, and laws are based on certain perceptions there will always be people who fit in and don't fit into these standards.