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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5199088" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>Huh, that's not how I'd see it. Assuming the crime is a serious one (punishable by execution, maiming, et cetera), here's my take:</p><p></p><p><strong>LG:</strong> Tip off the authorities. If I can do it without breaking the letter of my promise, good, but justice must be served. Do penance afterward for a) breaking my word and b) promising to cover up a crime in the first place.</p><p><strong>NG:</strong> Work to clear the innocent person in any way possible, preferably without breaking my promise. Break the promise if there's no other way. I can't let an innocent person be executed.</p><p><strong>CG:</strong> Work to clear the patsy, but don't give up my companion. Betraying a friend to the law is never an option. If necessary, I'll bust the falsely accused person out of jail and smuggle him/her to safety in a neighboring kingdom.</p><p><strong>LN:</strong> Turn in both my friend for committing the crime and myself for conspiring to cover it up. (For the less suicidally law-abiding, turn in my friend for committing the crime and do penance for the cover-up.) I should never have promised to conceal the deed.</p><p><strong>N:</strong> Why is this my problem? It's the job of the authorities to execute the right people. If they can't, somebody should probably do something about it, but I don't see why "somebody" has to mean "me." Shrug and go about my business.</p><p><strong>CN:</strong> Way to go, buddy! Stick it to the Man! I'll keep an eye out and let my friend know if they start sniffing at his backtrail.</p><p><strong>LE:</strong> The important thing is to dissociate myself from the mess somehow, so if the heat comes down I'm not the one getting burned. Arrange for the innocent person to have an accident before the case goes to trial; then arrange for another accident to befall my tricky friend. That way, if anyone discovers I knew who the culprit was, I can say "I would have turned him in, but with both him and the person he framed dead, it seemed like a moot point."</p><p><strong>NE:</strong> Sure, I'll keep the secret. For a price.</p><p><strong>CE:</strong> My friend has set me a good example. I will strive to emulate him. Next time I commit some dastardly deed, I'll ask him for advice on how I can get someone else to take the fall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 5199088, member: 58197"] Huh, that's not how I'd see it. Assuming the crime is a serious one (punishable by execution, maiming, et cetera), here's my take: [B]LG:[/B] Tip off the authorities. If I can do it without breaking the letter of my promise, good, but justice must be served. Do penance afterward for a) breaking my word and b) promising to cover up a crime in the first place. [B]NG:[/B] Work to clear the innocent person in any way possible, preferably without breaking my promise. Break the promise if there's no other way. I can't let an innocent person be executed. [B]CG:[/B] Work to clear the patsy, but don't give up my companion. Betraying a friend to the law is never an option. If necessary, I'll bust the falsely accused person out of jail and smuggle him/her to safety in a neighboring kingdom. [B]LN:[/B] Turn in both my friend for committing the crime and myself for conspiring to cover it up. (For the less suicidally law-abiding, turn in my friend for committing the crime and do penance for the cover-up.) I should never have promised to conceal the deed. [B]N:[/B] Why is this my problem? It's the job of the authorities to execute the right people. If they can't, somebody should probably do something about it, but I don't see why "somebody" has to mean "me." Shrug and go about my business. [B]CN:[/B] Way to go, buddy! Stick it to the Man! I'll keep an eye out and let my friend know if they start sniffing at his backtrail. [B]LE:[/B] The important thing is to dissociate myself from the mess somehow, so if the heat comes down I'm not the one getting burned. Arrange for the innocent person to have an accident before the case goes to trial; then arrange for another accident to befall my tricky friend. That way, if anyone discovers I knew who the culprit was, I can say "I would have turned him in, but with both him and the person he framed dead, it seemed like a moot point." [B]NE:[/B] Sure, I'll keep the secret. For a price. [B]CE:[/B] My friend has set me a good example. I will strive to emulate him. Next time I commit some dastardly deed, I'll ask him for advice on how I can get someone else to take the fall. [/QUOTE]
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