QUESTION OF THE WEEK #87
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!
This Week's Question:
You are 65 years-old. You have one 30 year-old daughter, who has a husband and two young children. Her husband is a generally kind man, although he has been known to be verbally abusive on occasion when his temper flares up. One day, while walking into your daughter’s home, you see her shoot her husband dead during a heated argument. You are the only witness.
As your daughter's actions were done intentionally and with malice, she will likely face at least twenty years in prison, especially if you testify honestly as to what you witnessed. (Keep in mind there's no parent-child privilege, so you will be forced to testify.)
Which of the following options are you most likely to do?
(A) Immediately call the police and truthfully testify against your daughter
(B) Collaborate with your daughter upon a story that makes it sound more like self-defense, before calling the police
(C) Agree to take the rap for the crime yourself, knowing there's a good chance the police will believe you
(D) Hide the body
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