# Would you turn in your significant other for a crime? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394 "2015-11-12T18:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/21 "2015-11-13T02:18:34Z")
What sort of reward are we talking about? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/22 "2015-11-13T03:26:57Z")
No, never. I’m not a likable person; somehow, I would end up in prison. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/23 "2015-11-13T06:45:43Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > What sort of reward are we talking about? Perzactly. ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/24 "2015-11-13T07:18:21Z")
I’d think about that if I were you. :rolleyes: And I wouldn’t, except for very few things. ---
**Author:** ![TheSpeculationElucidation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/25 "2015-11-13T08:52:30Z")
Eh. I selected only for a specific reason - but what I really mean is that it depends on the situation. If he murdered a child or turned out to be a pedophile, I would definitely turn him in to the police. There are a few other things. But he would never do any of these, so it’s purely hypothetical. And he wouldn’t be my SO anymore, because I’d leave him too. But the answer is No for almost all things. ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/26 "2015-11-13T08:56:03Z")
Heck, no. My wife is a true “goodie two shoes”. She would not commit a crime. The worst thing she does, is she sometimes speeds. So no, I would not ever have an issue with this. She might have to “rat me out” some time, as I am the one who does not always follow the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/27 "2015-11-13T15:22:39Z")
Totally depends on the crime and the circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/28 "2015-11-13T15:50:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > She could be an Auschwitz guard but im not turning her in. Ratting out a person you love, who is otherwise a decent person, is reprehensible. Not as reprehensible as being an Auschwitz guard! “Otherwise a decent person”. Well, other than the murders, but hey, what can you do? It’s family. Combine this with the kneecapping thread, and I’m beginning to think this whole board is full of psychopaths. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/29 "2015-11-13T15:51:38Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I would turn in my wife to the police for deliberately physically harming one of our children, for sexually molesting any child, or for murdering a member of my immediate family. Probably nothing else.l And kneecapping. Don’t forget to knee cap her. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/30 "2015-11-13T15:54:15Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > What sort of reward are we talking about? Having them incarcerated is a hell of a lot cheaper than a divorce! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/31 "2015-11-13T16:37:15Z")
nope. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/32 "2015-11-13T16:39:56Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And kneecapping. Don’t forget to knee cap her. You’re kidding, I’m sure. But unless it is the only way to protect a child, or we are on a sinking ship and she is refusing to get into a lifeboat for love of me, I will never do physical violence to my wife. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/33 "2015-11-13T16:55:22Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You’re kidding, I’m sure. But unless it is the only way to protect a child, or we are on a sinking ship and she is refusing to get into a lifeboat for love of me, I will never do physical violence to my wife. What if she is trying to cause you serious physical harm? Let’s pretend for the hypothetical that you don’t deserve it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/34 "2015-11-13T17:04:48Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What if she is trying to cause you serious physical harm? Let’s pretend for the hypothetical that you don’t deserve it 🙂 I don’t care. Unless it is necessary to protect a child or to save her from greater harm, I will not harm my wife. If that means I get killed because she’s gone crazy and attacked me and for whatever reason I cannot retreat, then I die. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/35 "2015-11-13T17:07:51Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > Only if the crime is such that I’m also going to divorce her over it. Yep, that’s my thinking as well. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/36 "2015-11-13T17:45:59Z")
_“A friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a body.”_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/37 "2015-11-13T18:01:16Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > Only if the crime is such that I’m also going to divorce her over it. I’ll add my vote to this. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/38 "2015-11-13T18:01:54Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I would turn in my wife to the police for deliberately physically harming one of our children, for sexually molesting any child, or for murdering a member of my immediate family. Probably nothing else.l This sounds about right. > [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I don’t care. Unless it is necessary to protect a child or to save her from greater harm, I will not harm my wife. If that means I get killed because she’s gone crazy and attacked me and for whatever reason I cannot retreat, then I die. Not this, though; once you try to kill me, all bets are off. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/39 "2015-11-13T19:26:23Z")
> [@TheSpeculationElucidation](#): > > … If he murdered a child … What if this kid ran around the neighborhood screaming all day and won’t keep off your lawn? I’m not even sure that would be considered murder. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-your-significant-other-for-a-crime/737394/40 "2015-11-13T19:29:59Z")
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