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If it means his life gets ruined because he loses his job, and a ton of other awful cascade effects, then yes, he shouldnt come forward. These types of warrant

• clort 10y ago
  On the other hand, the gang leader was in the same prison as he, presumably because somebody spoke to the cops. The alternative to that would be that the gang leader was the authority around that town and there would be a ton of other awful cascade effects from that scenario too. It was not obvious that talking to the cops in this case would end up with him later being arrested at work and losing his job. Even the judge, once having the situation explained to her, released him and now expects a higher standard of evidence from the DA who clearly overstated the situation according to the social norms we expect. I'm glad that there are people who stand up for what is wrong, even when they personally suffer as a result. Rosa Parks was fired too!
  • digi_owl 10y ago
    Never mind that he had already witnessed against the shooter, and after that felt his life was in danger because he felt the police was not doing enough to ensure his safety. Meaning that the only thing the police and DA worried about in this instance was to get the gang leader in jail, not what effect their means and methods had on their witness.