185: Justine feared her brother

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What do you do if a crime was committed, and you know who did it?

Here’s an example, think about this.

You’re on your lunch break at work, but you’re at your desk. You’re just scrolling through Facebook, and you see that the local police are searching for someone who recently committed an armed robbery.

When you read the details, you can see the name of the person they’re looking for – and it’s one of your co-workers. You look at the picture in the police bulletin, and yes – they are trying to find this person who works at the same place you do – in fact you can look up from your phone and see him sitting at his desk, just 30 feet away.

This person is your friend. You’ve worked together for years. Your kids have played together. But you have a decision to make. Do you call the police, and tell them exactly where they can find this person? Would you consider that a betrayal of your friendship?

My guest today is Justine. She found herself in a situation kind of like that. She knew what this person did, she knew police were looking for him, and she knew exactly where they could find him.

Except in her case, the crime that was committed was murder. And the person being hunted by police was her brother.

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/185

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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