Your best friend tells you they killed someone

[Sacman]

As long as it's not someone I know...

"Let's get going, we gotta hide the body..."

 

[Kae]

Well she's my only friend and we're not really close but if it weren't for her I'd be either dead or in jail so I owe her the same, sure she saved me by stopping me from doing those things altogether but it's not like I can pretend to be a better person when I myself have held a knife to a person's throat, it would just be hypocritical and I practically owe her my life so, yeah I'd help her with whatever she needs, I owe her.

 

[3aqua]

I would turn around, and never talk to him again. If he tried making contact I'd threaten to call the police and tell them about the murder. Otherwise though I wouldn't tell anyone.

 

[llubtoille]

Assuming this is like my bestest buddy friend, then so long as he really didn't like the guy it's probably okay.
I mean, if it was a random killing then I'd be a bit hum har about it.

 

[bluepilot]

I would go out, buy some bleach, black bin bags and a shovel. First I would calm down my friend. Then the body would be wiped with alcohol, cut into pieces and buried at separate locations. Then the whole place would be wiped with bleach, I would hold my friend"s hand as we burn our clothes, a final parting hug and we never ever speak of it again.

I love my friends more than anything else in the world...

 

[AstylahAthrys]

If my best friend, who is the smartest, most civilized and rational person I know, killed someone, it would have to be with some damn good reason. You bet your ass I'd do anything and everything to help her get away with it. Hell, I'd take the fall for her if I had to (not that she'd ever let me). Fortunately, I don't think I have to worry about this much. She's not really the killing type.

But only for her. Anyone else and they are reported right away. Except maybe my mother. I think I'd cover for my mom, too.

 

[Angie7F]

I would just say hear my friend out, and not comment.
It is not my place to judge, and I would assume they would do the right thing.

Though I must say, I would not be too surprised if one of my three best friends killed someone,
They already all stalk and stuff.

 

[FFHAuthor]

We follow the plan.

 

[Acton Hank]

Help him.

My best friend wouldn't kill someone without good reason, I would help him any way I can.

 

[Brainwreck]

It's times like these I'm glad I don't have friends.
Oh wait.

 

[Peithelo]

Though hey, why not be OK with murder, that person that was murdered has already been replaced by a baby somewhere, its far harder to replace someone I have been friends and brothers with for over half my life.

You clearly are able to make the distiction between one person and another, identitying them as individuals wholely seperate from one another. Why, then, would you say that an individual can somehow be 'replaced' by a completely another person somewhere else? Not only would this person be a completely different person from the one that was murdered, they wouldn't even live the same life with he same people. Does this person somehow 'replace' the person that was murdered to their relatives and friends as well? Clearly not since you yourself realize that replacing your own friends and family would be quite difficult indeed. This doesn't make sense even statistically speaking since you place value on your own friends and family but for some reason fail to do so with the person that was murdered.

It's one thing to come to the realization that the person is gone and quite another to claim that they were without value, even if you personally did not know them.

 

[sky14kemea]

"And you didn't let me help??!" I think it'd entirely depend on the victim, tbh. If it was someone we mutually hated, I probably wouldn't turn them in.

If it was a random person, I'd have to seriously consider turning them in. Half because it could mean they've gone insane, half for my own safety. o_o

 

[Loop Stricken]

I don't care why they did it, I would help them. I'm shocked at how many people would happily sell out their "best friend".

I'm surprised how many people claim to be perfectly okay with murder.

Or course, this is internet discussion and not reality, so I doubt that the people who are comfortable with the idea in the abstract would be as eager to assist if such a situation occurred in their lives.

I think of it this way:

I have all the time in the world to ruminate on why this transgression occurred.
I only have a limited time to hide the evidence.

Priorities.

 

[Loop Stricken]

I would go out, buy some bleach, black bin bags and a shovel. First I would calm down my friend. Then the body would be wiped with alcohol, cut into pieces and buried at separate locations. Then the whole place would be wiped with bleach, I would hold my friend"s hand as we burn our clothes, a final parting hug and we never ever speak of it again.

I love my friends more than anything else in the world...

Don't bury their pieces, melt them. Have you not watched Breaking Bad?

Related: everybody go and watch Breaking Bad. It's awesome.

 

[In Search of Username]

Assuming they weren't likely to kill me as well, I'd tell them to turn themselves in but give them time to do so and not turn them in myself.

 

[The Last Nomad]

Well, their my best friend you say. I'm with them for the all the wins and the losses so I'm gonna help them outta this mess without a second thought.

I was gonna say that it would matter who they killed. But no matter who it is I probably don't like them as much as my best friend (hypothetically speaking because at the moment I don't know who my best friend is). So I'd go with helping them out. But if they killed someone I liked as much as them... then I may have to think a lot more about it.