If he seriously found that, confront him about it. If he refuses, then go to the police.
Seriously, this is to big of an issue to not address.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.Well, that depends, what's your character alignment and are you trying how close are you with this friend of yours in this playthrough?
On a more serious note:
I'm not big on selling out friends, but you have to consider that there may be someone else put in danger or hurt by his actions.
He almost certainly has not done the right thing, but you may have to try and get him to see this first, otherwise he won't learn, even from the police.
In any case to maximise the effectiveness and benefit of anything you do I would suggest taking action as soon as possible.
/Neutral Good
edited 25th Apr '12 6:40:49 PM by UltimatelySubjective
Unfortunately, I can see some of my friends doing something like that. Especially this one, although we're not really friends anymore ever since he cheated on two of my friends, and after the second one took him back he decided to hate all their mutual friends.
That is a truely stupid friend.
He hasn't done anything illegal, but he certainly hasn't done anything smart. In your place, I'd talk to a cop I trust.
Oh, and you might want to consider slipping him some mentats. 8^y
edited 26th Apr '12 11:14:28 AM by HungryJoe
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.Lawful Good mode engaged...
What your friend did was downright evil. Taking the money and the jewelry is theft; burning everything else is burning either someone's possessions or material that might provide clues in a serious criminal investigation, or both.
If I found a bag in the woods I'd either ignore it, or scout around for the owner. If I couldn't find anyone, I'd probably be torn between picking it up and taking it to the police, or leaving it in case it was deliberately left there for someone else to pick up. The thought of taking anything out of it for myself would not even enter my mind.
If any of my friends ever did something like this, our friendship would be extremely strained at best afterwards.
edited 26th Apr '12 11:44:57 AM by MidnightRambler
Mache dich, mein Herze, rein...Downright evil sounds more than a little melodramatic to my ears.
If anything is downright evil about this situation, it's someone deciding to turn on a friend over something that isn't any of their business, and legions of people encouraging it.
Loyalty just doesn't mean a damn thing these days.
Memento Mori
I think that was a joke. I mean, come on... "downright evil" for something like that? That's just too ridiculous to be true.
You know, that bag probably belonged to someone else or maybe was important in some other way I have no idea about. So I don't see how telling it to the police is a bad thing. Make sure to talk to him about it first though.
edited 26th Apr '12 12:15:05 PM by kay4today
You don't know what the bag was doing there, and neither does he. It may have been stolen loot hidden until the heat wore off, it may have been willingly parted with by whoever owned it.
Literally no one in this situation has any facts about what the bag was there for, as if it would even be their business if they did, but everyone's first response would be to drop a dime on their friend? That's just cold.
Memento MoriTrue, nobody knows what that bag was doing there. That's why he should've given it to the police right away IMO. And the situation would be more complicated for me if the person who found this wanted to pay the operation of his little sister with it or something (honestly, I wouldn't tell anyone if that actually were the case). But no, he was apparently just acting like a bragging douche.
When you find a bag containing a wallet, jewelry, clothes, papers, and other assorted things that all look important, your first thought should be "this doesn't normally happen. Of the possible reasons for this, are a large number of them involving something illegal?"
The answer, in this case, is yes.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.Not to be rude, but that's not the best advice.
Look at it this way: What's the worst that could happen if you notify the police? What's the worst that could happen if you don't?
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.If he had just taken it, I would've understood. But not only did he burn the only evidence to a possible crime, he burned the goddamn ID. If he doesn't go to the cops soon, he can and most likely will be charged with Obstruction of Justice.
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