The problem with issues involving ethics is that there are too many sides to consider. There are too many rights and simultaneously, too many wrongs.
I’m not sure what to think about this one. I mean, I would feel betrayed too if a friend were to report me to the police for ‘becoming crazy successful’ whether through honest means or even through questionable means. However, in the event that it was acquired fraudulently, I wonder if its one of those situations where I would then turn to the same friend and say “thank you friend for saving me, I shouldn’t have done that, I’ve learnt my lesson blah blah blah.”
Here’s a brief summary of the real life situation that got us to this point of discussion.
The ‘Betrayal’
A Nigerian man reported his friend to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This report was made because the Nigerian man felt that his close friend was making a lot of money and therefore concluded that it was earned through fraudulent means.
The close friend’s lawyer, who identifies as @Selzinng on twitter, shared the story on his twitter page. Selzinng went on to describe this betrayal saying that the complainant had even been receiving financial assistance from this close friend that he ended up reporting.
This is a bit of tricky situation. Instinctively we probably all thought this is a sign of a jealous friend who doesn’t want to see his friend succeed. Many were probably appalled by this because one of the most important factors in a friendship is loyalty, so with that reasoning the friend in this case is supposed to have had his back no matter what.
What if the friend who reported was just trying to help his close friend live an honest life…in that case good looking out…right?
We previously shared a similar story with a close friend revealing to her friend’s groom that he wasn’t his child’s real father. Betrayal?… or …Good looking out?