Help them? Help them what? My ex used to say that nobody would help him, but hisidea of help was a free place to stay while he pursued his goal of getting drugs.
Do you mean help the person avoid the consequences of breaking the law? Um, not only no, Hell no!
When my oldest was caught at age 13 stealing some Joe Boxer stuff from the navy exchange, I went down to security and signed that a female guard could do a bod search. They did everything to the extent that was allowable by law and her little butt would have been walking a post for a couple shifts but something came up and they had to forego that.
When she got caught vandalizing a house with some friends, ALL of the kids had to clean it and all of the parents took turns staying in there with them and barking orders and generally making their little live miserable. I believe it took them two Saturdays or three, I forget. Parents – coffee and hollering, kids – assholes and elbows. Parents – chatting, kids -sweating. Sigh….I wonder how they remember that time? I smile when I think of it and my daughter has turned out remarkably well.
Thank god my other two have not put me through that type of stuff.
Help them indeed. I’ll help them call the police. How’s that?