Would you lie....?

[B00]

Following on from the Maxinne Carr thread below..

If your partner was accused of murder, and begged you to lie on their behalf to the police- would you?

[B00]

But that's slightly different Legend. Your using an example of your loved one admitting they murdered someone to you.

i'm asking if they convinced you of their innocence- would you lie for them?

[jackthehat]

Firstly, I agree with your comments on Maxine Carr, B00..... There was never any question of her having a hand in the murder of those poor girls, and her involvement, however reprehensible, was 'after the fact'.

Secondly, as I cannot believe my partner capable of murder, of any sort, I think, in the first instance, my inclination may be to lie, to provide an alibi, etc.........

However, as that is unlikely to be the end of the matter, I think that if the evidence seemed to be stacking up against my partner, I would have to give voice to my concerns....

[luxury]

If my husband killed a burgler.... I'd probably help bury the body.....

[obNOXious]

you do all realise that if everybody told the truth about absolutely everything the murder rate would pretty much quadruple anyway... lol

[B00]

444 years?

Wow, that's some going Legend!

i'm not saying anyone's answer is right or wrong here. I'm simply curious what everyone thinks.

And you don't have to keep on drumming it in Legend, I really do get you. There's back and white, no grey whatsever :-)
Incidently, of course it's bloody hypothetical!

[weeal]

lol @ NOX

[obNOXious]

sokay Boo if it's not hypothetical I'll help you bury the body:)

[B00]

Job's a good 'un Noxy- bring ya shovel......

[obNOXious]

no, good point leggy, however if my neighbour told his wife that he'd been at it with her sister I think there's a fair chance that there'd be a few bodies about:)

[smudge]

lol luxury!

Blimey BOO, this should be relatively easy question to answer, but it isn't.

I love my husband & children dearly, but I honestly don't think I could lie for them knowing that they'd murdered someone. Then again, if the person had raped either of my daughters, I would find it very hard to report either of them, or my husband for murdering him.

If it was for some other reason, I'm sure I'd encourage them to go to the police with me & explain why.....

That's what I mean about it being a difficult question.

[smudge]

I know I just couldn't live with a lie like that. I've always been a very honest person & it would eat away inside me forever.

I'm not saying you're not an honest person BOO (you're lovely) & I do understand your reasons for sticking by your loved ones, but we all deal with things in different ways.

It would also break my heart having to face the truth, but must be better in the long run....

[B00]

you're all missing the point, grrrrrr ;-)

just supposing you swallowed their lies as to where they were when the murder took place.

Then what?

[Jafi]

I would still refuse, i would be suspicious as to why they wanted me to give them an alibi in the first place.

[smudge]

Okay BOO - if my husband was accused of murdering someone & swore on our children's lives, blah, blah, blah, that he wasn't at the scene & that he was totally innocent, I'd then say to him that as he's got nothng to hide, he should still go to the police & explain. Hopefully, with good evidence & DNA, he would be free to go. If not, then it would be obvious he had been lying to me.

Hope that explains a bit better. ;o}

[B00]

lol, ok ok ok...

case closed guv'ner ;-)