In light of the alleged crimes by Diddy, would you...

[Blueisbest]

Take a bribe from a Famous actor, singer, or athlete to not report abuse to their wife or girlfriend if you witnessed it. Let's say you worked in a hotel and you saw someone slap or punch their wife or girlfriend, then they offered you $10.000 to just walk away and not tell anybody what you saw. Would you do it? Could you do it? How much money would it take for you to say, "I didn't see anything"?

I couldn't do it for any amount of money. No matter how bad I could use the money.

 

[Smashcat]

No but obviously lots of people have.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Take a bribe from a Famous actor, singer, or athlete to not report abuse to their wife or girlfriend if you witnessed it. Let's say you worked in a hotel and you saw someone slap or punch their wife or girlfriend, then they offered you $10.000 to just walk away and not tell anybody what you saw. Would you do it? Could you do it? How much money would it take for you to say, "I didn't see anything"?

I couldn't do it for any amount of money. No matter how bad I could use the money.

In this specific example..

Punch? No.
Slap? Eh..

I've witnessed plenty of guys getting absolutely verbally assaulted by their women. Probably saying things that are absolutely soul-crushing. If they snapped and gave this girl a slap, and they wanted to pay me $10k to not say anything over a slightly red cheek for the next few hours? Yeah, here's my venmo.

 

[TucsonCat]

Take the money but still tell

 

[WayneDougan]

I still contend Ray Rice’s wife would be better off if no one saw that video. She is still married to him, but they made about $14M less because that video went public. Half of that would technically be hers.

Am I excusing domestic violence? No. But it’s complicated as shit because punishment of the man hurts the entire family.

So back to the OP’s question. I’m reporting it if I think the woman’s life is in danger. Ray Rice’s wife qualifies for that as she was knocked unconscious. But a slap? Probably not. But not gonna take the money either.

 

[J_Dee]

I couldn't do it for any amount of money. No matter how bad I could use the money.

Same. Though TucsonCat's suggestion is tempting -- what's the legality of taking the bribe and then going to the cops? Would you be able to keep the money?

 

[The-Hack]

For fifty grand, I’d slap the bitch!!

[Oh course I’m kidding . . . but for
$100,000.00 . . . .].

 

[DanCat17]

Same. Though TucsonCat's suggestion is tempting -- what's the legality of taking the bribe and then going to the cops? Would you be able to keep the money?

be hard to prove a bribe if it was in cash and no one else was there to see it.

 

[J_Dee]

be hard to prove a bribe if it was in cash and no one else was there to see it.

Diddy could retaliate though. I don't know if he's above retaliating against a witness who screwed him, sending somebody to break their legs, or worse.

 

[Kaizer Sosay]

No, I wouldn’t take a bribe to keep my mouth shut. Wouldn’t have done it back when I was a broke college student either. Wouldn’t matter if it was $10k or $10million. I’m just not built that way.

Yes, I would turn over any & all info, including cctv footage, to the police immediately. Even if it was a sports star on my favorite team.

If Diddy did any of the stuff he is being accused of then he should rot in prison.

 

[berniecarbo]

Diddy could retaliate though. I don't know if he's above retaliating against a witness who screwed him, sending somebody to break their legs, or worse.

I used to have a customer who had been a debt collector for Harrah's Casino in Las Vegas. If he gave you ten grand to do or not do something, you would have fulfilled his request. I helped him get the connections he needed to succeed in his new business and saw him enough times to know him pretty well. One day we were talking as guys might talk about their daughters. I was complaining about her boyfriend. As serious as he could be, he said, "Say the word and I promise you will never have trouble from him again." I told him I think I could handle it. I think I saved the kid's life.

 

[JonathanW]

Watch the movie "Would you Rather?", it is about this general topic.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

What if you see the guy pay another female $100 to go up and slap the woman?

 

[christophero]

No. The judge denying bail is not a good sign for his future.

 

[rick64]

Everybody's got a price.

 

[Col. Angus]

Take the money but still tell

Exactly. Whats he gonna do? Sue ya for his hush money back? Loser piece of shit. I’m takin your money AND you’re goin to jail.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

For fifty grand, I’d slap the bitch!!

[Oh course I’m kidding . . . but for
$100,000.00 . . . .].

Ike, how is Tina?

 

[Nightwish84]

I would suggest the couple air their grievances on Dana White's Power Slap.

 

[Fox2monk]

Take a bribe from a Famous actor, singer, or athlete to not report abuse to their wife or girlfriend if you witnessed it. Let's say you worked in a hotel and you saw someone slap or punch their wife or girlfriend, then they offered you $10.000 to just walk away and not tell anybody what you saw. Would you do it? Could you do it? How much money would it take for you to say, "I didn't see anything"?

I couldn't do it for any amount of money. No matter how bad I could use the money.

I wanna know who he possed off. Because he was involved in a lot of stuff and you know the Feds have known about it forever. They have mountains of evidence. I wonder if he’s gonna go out snitching or ends up Epstein’ed in jail.

 

[hmt5000]

I still contend Ray Rice’s wife would be better off if no one saw that video. She is still married to him, but they made about $14M less because that video went public. Half of that would technically be hers.

Am I excusing domestic violence? No. But it’s complicated as shit because punishment of the man hurts the entire family.

So back to the OP’s question. I’m reporting it if I think the woman’s life is in danger. Ray Rice’s wife qualifies for that as she was knocked unconscious. But a slap? Probably not. But not gonna take the money either.

So she's still in an abusive relationship but doesn't have as much shit?

 

[WayneDougan]

So she's still in an abusive relationship but doesn't have as much shit?

I don't know if it was a one-time thing or it's still an abusive relationship. But she's definitely poorer.

 

[Phil_The_Music]

I'm still the same guy my parents raised so no, I wouldn't take hush money like that, no matter how much.

With that being said, I thought women were strong and independent and don't need no man to rescue them? Maybe I should take the money and trust in girl power to handle herself.

 

[WayneDougan]

When it comes to domestic abuse, there are several scenarios that can play out:

1. Woman gets abused and leaves husband
2. Woman gets abused and stays with husband and they work it out and the abuse stops
3. Woman gets abused and stays with husband and continues to get abused
4. Woman gets abused, stays with husband, continues to get abused, and ends up in hospital or dead

I've taken heat over this on this board for what I said about Ray Rice, but in exactly zero of the scenarios above did Ray Rice losing his livelihood help his wife.

And my argument is that's what makes dealing with domestic abuse difficult. You want to punish the abuser, but you don't want that punishment to hurt the person being abused. But that's not usually possible given that they often stay together.

In an ideal world, Rice would have lost his job, all his money would have gone to his wife, and she would have left him. In reality, they're still together and like $10M poorer.