Would you dob in a benefit thief?

[yorkshirepudding]

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I have reported other crimes, lots in fact, children playing with fireworks and putting them in coke cans,
A young lad on one of them scooter things went under my car after appearing from nowhere. I actually sat in the road sobbing thinking I'd near killed him, badly needing a brandy but knowing if I drank they'd think i'd be drink driving and do you know what they said 'Sorry we can't come out we are too busy, can you DRIVE here' his mum just came along shoved the scooter thing in the back of the car, told the boy to walk home and told me she'd be back soon, I never saw either of them again, and I was £1500, lighter.
Police never came out to any, oh yes they did sorry, 12 hours later at 10.00 the next morning, after I reported someone being chased with bats and metal planks shouting 'kill him kill him'. sorry but 12 hours later and the blokes probably dead.
A burning skull, yes a burning skull on my doorstep, heavily pregnant hubby at work alone with 2 children. They came the next day as well.

I have no time for it all anymore, waste of farking time. I have no faith in the police or reporting crime.

If I knew for certain (ie not just been told about it/heard gossip) then yes I would. It's a crime.

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no I wouldnt sorry but I am never sure on knowing the full facts and would rather keep quite than cause someone innocent having their money stopped whilst being investigated

Yes - I am a judgemental cow and laws and rules are made for the benefit of the many - No exceptiomns...

God help my children....

Yes, without a question.

yes...and I have.

No.

I have friends who are a couple, have been together ten years, have a 3yo son, the man works full time, earns more than I do. They claimed that the woman is a single mother so they could get a free house, and she claims everything as a single parent.

I think it is despicable, and I would never do it, but I would never 'dob them in'. Its none of my business, and I don't practice the art of making other people unhappy.

Whats the point in reporting them?

Yes they are breaking the law, millions of people break the law every day. Their lovely DS would lose so much by reporting them. I'd never do that.

whats the point? err, they are using tax payers money that should be kept for people who really need it. They dont if they are woking.

Yeah, I know what they are doing scorpio - and I know why it is wrong. It is something I would not DREAM of doing.

But I meant whats the point in reporting them?

yes, because benefits are mean't to help those who cannot work or absolutely cannot find any suitable work, not those who just want more money than they can get from their undeclared work or more money than they can get from staying at home on benefits.

if more people reported benefit fraud there could be higher benefit levels paid to those truly in need.

Only if they were horrible to me.

DSM - all they are teaching their lovely DS is that they are above the law and it is ok to cheat and obtain benefits fraudulently...

Great lesson...

Fine, we have seperate ideas. I guess i would be different if i knew my friend was doing this, i would find that hard.

I am aware of all of that. I am not questioning that.

I just mean, reporting them will end only in sadness for the children involved. They could be taken away from their parents, they will more than likely end up a lot poorer.. I just don't get why people think they should get involved? Its none of my business.

What goes around comes around.

They will get their karma, but I am not going to make mine.

But isn't reporting it the responsible thing to do??

What the authorities plan to do with the info is up to them ...

Somehow I wouold be pretty miffed if my child was run over by an unlicensed car because the mum was having a bad time paying bills and couldn't afford the MOT!!

no - worst crimes out there in my opinion.

notjustmum, I was £1500.00 lighter due to the damage to my car, I know the police could do nothing about that but they weren't even prepared to arrest the boy (I say boy he was around 15), It was a case of, well he isnt insured, has not road tax, has no license due to his age, theres nowt we can do.
(I found out his name and addy, they still didnt want to know)

Ermabombeck - if my child was run over I wouldn't give a flying fuck whether the mother was insured or not

It's up the government to winkle out benefit cheats. It ought to be bloody obvious, after all.