Isn’t “Grassing” just telling the truth about someone who has broken or could be breaking the law

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Why do people think it’s wrong to tell the truth about someone who has done or is going to do some wrong. Have you grassed on someone ?
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The answer to your question is yes. I also told my teacher that ‘Smelly ‘ Berryman stole my ruler.
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B.whitehouse+10more wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:31 pm Why do people think it’s wrong to tell the truth about someone who has done or is going to do some wrong. Have you grassed on someone ?
That's two questions. Isn't the new rule that only one can be asked at a time and you haven't used the recently established format.
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just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
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greyhound wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:13 pm just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
‘Hello Sir, may I enquire how you happened to be entrapped here set in all this screed?’
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greyhound wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:13 pm just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
I suspect that this didn't happen as frequently as folklore might suggest. I know that McAlpines had a strict "no corpses in the concrete mix" policy for example
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greyhound wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:13 pm just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
I do know that Scotland yard did indeed investigate these rumours.....but had nothing concrete to go on
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oriboy wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:39 pm
greyhound wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:13 pm just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
I do know that Scotland yard did indeed investigate these rumours.....but had nothing concrete to go on
True, grasses ended up on a slab but police came against a brick wall. Were between a rock and a hard place. It was difficult to cement a case together.
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Loin Cloth Lenny wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:09 pm
oriboy wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:39 pm
greyhound wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:13 pm just ask all those grasses that are in concrete under flyovers.
I do know that Scotland yard did indeed investigate these rumours.....but had nothing concrete to go on
True, grasses ended up on a slab but police came against a brick wall. Were between a rock and a hard place. It was difficult to cement a case together.
Unfortunately the police rely on a lot of pillar talk, and the long road of justice takes time. I'm sure they have support in these case's and the evidence is built on a firm foundation.
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