A dilemma from dilemmas.day
A homeless man who once saved you from a mugging steals expensive medicine from your pharmacy for his sick daughter. If you report him, you keep your job. If you stay silent, you pay the $800 shortage yourself.
AStay silent and pay
You pay the $800 out of pocket. He saves his daughter; you lose your savings and risk getting fired if caught.
BReport him
You call the police. You keep your money and your clean record; he goes to jail and his daughter gets no medicine.
Sealed 2026-08-29
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Stay silent and pay197 votesReport him
53% chose “Report him”.
What each choice meant
A · Stay silent and pay
You stayed silent and paid.
The Silent Guardian — You choose to bear the cost rather than punish the desperation of someone who helped you.
B · Report him
You reported him.
The Law Abider — You do not let personal gratitude cloud the law or jeopardize your stability.