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Not sure what you mean here. I can't recall cases of people being prosecuted for not ratting on people. And the first amendment protects you from being requir

Not sure what you mean here. I can't recall cases of people being prosecuted for not ratting on people. And the first amendment protects you from being required to make statements. The only exception to that which I can think of is when you are in court and you are under oath and required to testify unless there is a fifth amendment issue. Other than that, you can always refuse to talk to them in any scenario. And the other exception there is you are required to provide your name and basic identification if being detained. But that isn't ratting anyone out. So refusing to testify is the only one I can think of. Is that what you are referring to?

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
If you have knowledge of a crime and make it easy for the people committing the crime to cover it up or actively mislead investigation you will almost certainly catch some sort of charge. If you're not well to do that charge will probably stick. Meanwhile the cops that turn a blind eye or cover for cops falsifying time cards, keep their mouth shut about planting evidence and drive their drunk buddies home from the scene of the crash get what? And that's not even counting the massive double standard when it comes to lethal force.