If you knew someone in your school who pulled the fire alarm as a prank should you tell the school authorities?
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Well the moral thing to do would be to inform the school authorities. Taking into account the expenses and the trouble the school faces I think it would be the right thing to do. But then again, if it was a friend of mine, I'll keep my mouth shut. After all, it is a "PRANK". Boys will be boys. I don't think they mean any harm when someone does it, but they do it for fun. I know that it is an extremely wrong thing to do, but i repeat, BOYS WILL BE BOYS.
Its Not Necessary that the pranks was done by boys !!! Well U never know it can be girls too !!! but still its is an embracing thing !!!!
The obvious moral thing to do would be to tell. But I'm not so sure I would tell if I knew someone who did.
I think the real dilemma lies within a situation like today in school, when Mr. Vig said the fire departemtn no longer responds to alarms from our school, because they're always going off as pranks. So what happens if you don't tell, then people keep hitting the alarms, and then one of those days, a real fire starts and the fire department really doesn't respond? What if someone really DOES get hurt? Just imagine the guilt you'd feel then, feeling that maybe there might've been something you could've done.
I'd think a million times before I go tell about someone, but I wouldn't rule out completely the idea of telling simply because I like the person, or because they're my friend. There's a lot more to it than that.
Obviously, telling the school authorities would be the proper thing to do.
However, a person shall be truly torn if the perpetrator happens to be their friend. Nobody wants to be labeled as a 'snitch', especially by their friends. To assess this situation properly, one must decide which they value more, human lives or keeping their friendship ties and reputation..
Of course, people would be all "OMG OF COURSE I'D VALUE HUMAN LIFE MORE'..but when the time comes, can they really own up to it and 'snitch' on the friends they want to keep?
The right and moral thing to do would be, of course, to inform the school authorities. I know that, but I don't really know if I'd had it in me to be the 'snitch', as Arizza says.
But after everything Mr. Vig has said, I've just realized how out of hand this situation has truly gone. Like Nadine stated, if none of us told, and if no one wanted to 'tell' on them, this issue is just going to continue.
Personally, if I knew the person who pulled the fire alarm, I would persuade them to own up, and tell the authorities. I'd say 'Look here, this is really hard for me. Do you have any idea what the consequences of your actions are? Just go own up to it, please. Tell Mr. Vig what you did. And trust me, if you don't tell him; then I will'.
At least then, I have given him/her a chance, and if they still don't own up to their actions, the only thing left to do would be inform the authorities. If only the rest of the students wouldn't lable me as a snitch, but as someone who did the right thing.
I guess its a question of how loyal you are to your friend?
depending on how close you are,
if she/he did it as a prank = a one time thing ,
I probably would'nt tell but at the same time i wouldn't let my friend of the hook for it , I'd make sure they learnt there lesson , or teach them one .
Only if it was consistent .. and my friend didn't learn / satisfy their childish thrill from pulling the alarm once and went on doing it , then maybe i'd consider snitching , probably not to the principle cause .. I wouldn't want my mate to be expelled , but to my friends parents. Although i don't think it would come to that , with my friends , or anyone , if they respect you , they'd respect your opinion.
But , that is only if a close friend pulls the alarm.
If it was just a friend , I'd leave it up to their closest friend to handle it .
I don't think its my business and to be honest , stupidity and immaturity are pretty much what teenage life revolves around
oh yeah and that whole moulding your character thing. Im not making excuses for the alarmist I am simply saying , I as a teenager have probably done things as stupid if not more stupid than my mate , so yeah , mistakes are made .. I think they sometimes can be overlooked or forgiven so long as it doesn't turn into a habit.. i guess thats when discipline is required.
Just because its morally right to snitch according to the status quo .. Just because a solution is socially approved does not make it morally right , Im not saying its wrong but there is always a alternative , or a compromise.
Especially with teenagers , I mean giving them complete freedom never works but restricting them completely never works to , its a balance and the same concept kinda applies here.
Personally , I'm not a snitch , maybe because I'm the youngest of 5 and in a big family like that , no one likes a snitch.
But I also think its a question of loyalty , Your teen years and school life will pass , but good friendships ... Its this kind of .. forgiveness? Or acceptance ... or subtle discipline and compromise that brings about strong friendships that will outlast high school.I mean thats what friendship is about .. ups down s .. accepting the good , the bad, the stupid and the ugly .. Then again , it depends if the friend is close enough .. if he or she is worth/has earned that kind of trust.
Ok, first thing is first.
It is physically impossible that everytime the school alarm goes off, the fire departement recieves it, for it would cause unimaginable problems. Therefore, the entire speech today, about the "police" coming and "forensic examiners", was just to make that person own up. I know this 100%, because when i had my issues last year, i almost got expelled for "hacking" Mrs. Ranju Anand's computer from the ICT lab, in year 10. So i know the tricks that Mr.Vig uses.
After that being said, has anyone ever noticed that there are fire detectors? Well, we do. We have fire alarms incase a fire breaks out in a classroom, where a fire detector is not present/broken, so they run out and press the fire alarm. Other than that, the whole building is secure, if you notice the fire detectors. Now, someone was pressing the fire alarms. You know why i thought it was funny? I wasn't laughing because it was a funny prank, i was laughing because the school is scared of the inspection, and when they see the fire alarms all broken, what will they say? Isn't this true?
Besides, it is a 0.1% chance someone would die from a fire, and this is my estimation after counting all the conducters and staff. There are about 3 times more staff than students, counting the temporary jobs and such, so how would a child get burnt? Think of the odds. Yes, the occasional one or two will be forgotten or lost and unfound, but isn't that common in every school, that haven't had their fire alarms pressed?
I laughed when i heard the speech today. Not because it was a funny prank. Not because i know the person who did it. Not because i didn't see the dangers behind. But because, whoever believed it, was tricked mentally. We don't even need fire alarms, or fire detectors, with 2500 people in school.
Please do not take offence to what i have said, or take it the wrong way. Mr.Roberts, if you want to take a peek in my mind, then realise that i know the true depth in every word said infront of me. Like the speech today. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, or couch, that's all.
The dangers are all in your head people, think of the odds in school.
Well, theres a limit to everything. Quite obviously, as everyone above me has stated, the right thing to do would be telling the authorities. But then again, it depends on the person. If it was one of my friends, i wouldn't snitch, because I wouldn't want to lose him/her. If it was someone i truely hated, i would, just to get back at the person :). And if it was someone I didn't really give much of a crap about, I wouldn't bother I guess. However, if the person, whoever it may be- a friend or a foe- continued to do the same thing on and on again, I would either tell him/her off, or I'd just directly go to the school authorities as the right thing to do. The problem is that no one really takes the whole fire thing very seriously, because if they did, they wouldnt be pulling a prank like this, maybe if the situation REALLY occurred, everyone would learn their lesson. Also, honestly? I don't think anyone in the school would tell on some other student, unless they were a total suck-up.
Tannya Jajal
10g2
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Oh and, I completely agree with Mo. The whole "forensic" thing, is obviously a trap to get the students to own up.About the fire detectors, haha I don't think anyones made more sense than that, it's so true - not that I'm saying kids should be breaking fire alarms because its okay, ofcourse it isn't, and I did think the speech today left a sort of impact, but c'mon, calling the police and going to forensic? Are they seriously going to get every students finger print, match up the dna and track the "criminal" down? A bit far fetched, in my opinion.. but all the same, it made a difference to (im guessing) a majority of the students' minds, so well done and thank you to the staff for carrying it off, and letting everyone know how important it is not to break a fire alarm. [No sarcasm intended, in case it sounds like that :P]
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No doubt, the 'just' thing to do would be to report to the authorities, but obviously, there's a catch if the suspect is your friend. I don't think i'd say anything. The person himself/herself would most probably have a conscience which would lead to a guilty one, which would hopefully result in that person owning up for their own actions.
If not, then no amount of authorities, i believe, can help this person seeing as, at such a young age, they have no sense of guilt or the ability to distinguish right from wrong and that they deserve whatever is set in store for them.
The moral thing is to tell the school authorities. If people's lives are in danger and the prank keeps going on, it isn't fair to most of the students who have not committed a crime.
But, IF that student was your friend. That's a totally different viewing point. I personally wouldn't tell the school authorities. If the student was my friend. He/she, as Payam stated, would have a mind of his/her own. They themselves would feel guilty and eventually own up to their crime. That's all i have to say :)
I too, think that either the person or people responsible should own up or someone should report them, again, yes, it would be calling that person a snitch, but like Mr. Vig said, they are toying with other innocent people's lives here.
If i saw someone pulling the fire alarm, ofcourse i would and should tell the school authorites.. whoever is playing with the firealarms are jeopardizing a lot of people's lives. He or She must just think their really smart to go and do stunts like this. They wouldnt really care if they got expelled or not, they just want to have their "FUN" wherever they go. However, if it was my friend. I wouldn't tell on him/her but ask to do the right thing.
The moral thing to do here would, but ofcourse, be to inform the school authorities. Although if it was friend who did it, then it would be very unlikely that I, or anyone for that matter, would complain. Arriza's right-you wouldn't want to be labelled "snitch" by all of your friends in school.
But on the other hand, if it was actually a fire, and there would be no fire brigade to rely on, then? What if it was one of your family memeber or your best friend stuck in that fire, for all you know, burnt alive? Does it really matter that you were sneak as long as it saved a life? Considering this, I would definately go and inform the authorities. Yes, I would hestitate, but I think that I would go and tell.
And Owais is right- it may not neccessarily be only the boys doing this. The girls could also be equally involved.
Well, evidently the heroic thing to do would be tell the school authorities because that person is toying with treasured lives.
Guys, stop repeating the same thing over and over. Are you actually toying with anyone's life, if you break the fire alarm and run? Just because one person said it, it doesn't mean that everyone must repeat it. It's not true. That person is responsible for their own life, no-one, unless purposely done, is guilty of "toying with a life", because it is the person themselves in-control. If there is a fire, then move, you don't need a fire alamr to command you, you dont need a fire alarm to tell you, and you don't need someone to tell you to run. We don't even need the fire alarms, yet everyone is saying the same thing, which is not true. You can't "toy" with someone's life, people only want something to blame for any accident caused. So, the fire alarms were broken, Mr.Vig wants to know because of the inspection, and, he is making it clear to everyone that if a fire happens, it will not be the school's fault if someone dies, thats the main point of screaming at everyone.
Don't forget that humans like to blame other things for they caused, so it's not "toying" with anyone's life, thats just something to blame on people.
I completely disagree with Mohammed, because of the statement he made...."If there is a fire, then move, you don't need a fire alamr to command you, you dont need a fire alarm to tell you, and you don't need someone to tell you to run. We don't even need the fire alarms".
Firstly because, if the fire alarm doest ring, no one except for the people who see or smell it, will be informed.Say if the fire was in one corner of the building and your class was in the other corner, you wouldnt know about the fire until someone or something like the fire alarm tells you about it.And if there were no fire alarms at that time, and you realised that there was a fire in the building after half of the building was ready to collapse or maybe all the exits were blocked with burning objects, you would be left trapped in the building.But if there were fire alarms, they would have gone off as soon as the fire hit the corner of that building so that everyone, where ever in that building they are, would be informed of the fire to avoid any sort of danger and evacuate themselves safely.
And lastly where you said "you don't need someone to tell you to run.", its completely the opposite in the case of primary.Those primary students might not even understand the meaning of that alarm when it goes off.Who would explain to them to run or walk out safely?Who would tell them where to go and what to do?The fire alarms tell the staff to leave the building as soon as possible and these members of staff are responsible for everyone in the school.So when they hear the alarm, they tell the kids what to do.
Well its not just a matter of "ratting out on your mates" or not. Something such as pulling down a fire alarm can endanger the lives of other individuals. Personally, I honestly fail to see the humour in the screechy fire alarm, or the macho ism in breaking an extremely thin layer of glass.
We are slowly reaching a stage in today's world where morality and values are losing value. Unspeakable acts in pevious generations are now common practices.
To conclude, the people who commit such an act, if they were to be my friends (this does not necessarily have to relate to reality) I would NOT tattle on them but expect them to confess to their wrongdoing themselves, rather than being forced to do it. If they fail to do the right thing, the punishment they eventually receive will be well worth it.
Well, it depends on the way you put it. If it was "someone I knew" then yes, I would tell. But if it was "one of my friends" or "someone I was close to" then no, I actually wouldn't tell.
I would, however, talk to them about it and try to explain that they are playing with alot of peoples' lives and it's not exactly funny... and if they WERE one of my friends, they would listen :)
This for me is not much of a dilemma after all. I am a person who follows rules to quiet an extent, yes i agree boys will be boys and they love playing "pranks" maybe if it was once we might have ignored it, but with what has recently happened at school has exceeded all limits. I don't think people realize the seriousness of the situation and therefore if I knew who did it I would definitely report it to authorities but in the same breath if it was a friend of mine I would convince them to confess themselves so that I am not put in the situation of reporting them.
I would also take this platform to try and convince the teachers not to harshly punish the person who confesses so that the children will learn to be bold enough to 'own up' and speak the truth and take responsibility at all stages of life without hesitating.
The actions i take would depend on two things :
a) Is he/she a good friend to me OR
b) Is he/she a trouble maker who deserves to be kicked out of the school.
If he/she was a good friend of mine, I would have a word with him/her, finding out why exactly they did such a silly thing and probably advise him/her not to do it again therefore meaning I would keep my mouth closed.
If he/she was a trouble maker, and was not only carrying out pranks but also not allowing teaching to take place etc. then I may think about informing the authorities.
At the end of the day, when the school is charged a price, they are going to find some way or another to gain that cost back and probably make a profit on it! So when people keep doing silly pranks like breaking fire alarms, the school has to keep replacing the broken alarms with new ones. These new alarms have a cost. The school may increase the fees by a certain percentage to cover all of the costs implemented on them.
If I could prevent these costs, and the person who carried out the prank wasn't a friend of mine, I would definately inform the authorities.
Well, it's one thing if they did it just once or twice.. but 12 times?! i mean seriously, i don't understand how that could be soo much fun that they have to do it 12 times!.. and really people like that aren't needed in school, they're just irritating according to me.. i know sometimes we just want to rebel and break the rules for fun, but there are limits to that as well. And i agree with Mr.Vig, fire alarms aren't small unnecessary things, if they're ringing so often that people start ignoring them, then what will happen when there's actually a fire? If it was one of my friends, i would definitely try to convince them to own up, because if i was a true friend, I'd try to make them a better person...I'm surprised that it's happened 12 times and no one has been caught yet.. and i hope that they'll be caught soon, because really that alarm isn't easy on the ears :P
I too agree with ''mo''
the fact that we had forensics in the school was hard to believe
judging my mr.vigs tone of voice and the way he used those words
but whoever triggered the fire alarms should have the decency to own upto it ,
im not saying mr.vig was fooling us .
i would try the same thing , as long as it gets someone , anyone to own upto what he/she did
but then again , the fact that we will be hated by our fellow peers for ratting out or snitching.
i personally think its absolutely pathetic!
WHAT ARE THEY PROVING , BY DOING THIS .
12 !!
12 alarms in 72 hours
these people shouldn't be part of our school community
these ''cretins'' will be responsible for someones death.
because i don't think , burning alive in a raging fire is a walk in the park
because of their selfish needs "this person" has compromised some innocent persons chances to live
but I strongly believe .
it is not about us informing the authorities about what we have seen
the person who did it should have the guts to own up and accept the fact that he may have put someones life in danger .
if you are afraid of the consequences, why do you do it anyway !!
if the persons aim was to appear ''daring and tough'' to his friends
well, congratulations to him/her
i feel they should enjoy all the attention for as long as they can .
because eventually , I KNOW THEY WILL BE CAUGHT
and when they DO get caught
they wont appear so ''tough and daring '' anymore
well, i mostly agree with your outlook Mo, but i did not read your comment before writing my own, so back up here okay.
Im really happy that you like my phrasing of words so much but i want to educate you about little things.
Here are a few facts for you.
In 2003, there were roughly 800,500reported building fires in the world, resulting in 10,145 deaths, 26,650 injuries and $10.9 billion in direct property damage.
Although children five and under make up about 16% of the world's population, they are accounted for 20% of the home fire deaths, assigning them a risk almost twice the international average. Of the children that died in structure fires, about 25% of them started the fires themselves.
Ofcourse people can look after themselves and obviously run when there is a fire, who needs fire alarms right? But we are in a school here, not everyone is capable of understanding and knowing what to do in such cases, okay, the majority of the school can but we have to take the 3 yr olds into consideration. That speaks for itself, i dont need to elaborate.
Lastly i'd like to mention that you DO need a fire alarm because if your at one end of a school and there is a fire that probably spreads quickly somewhere else and you dont come to know, well, everyone can take wild guesses on what happens next.
And if one of us only havnt done it then are we implicating that one of us here only have done it?
No one is blaming it on anyone here and saying 'oh! i know who did it, it was this person.' so it is obvious that no one is blaming this on anyone without knowing who is responsible.
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hmm the obvious 'right' thing to do would be to inform the school authorities. however if it were one of my friends, i dont think i would. i guess id talk to them and explain that they should confess.. but if it were someone who i wasnt close to, i guess i would tell..
and sonal, "boys will be boys"? how are you so sure it wasnt a girl who pulled the fire alarm as a prank?
So, Priyanka, you have done your research.
But numbers won't work here. Kids aren't stupid, in a sense, they are wiser than most of us. Immediately, they will know how to react to a fire, to respond to it and to run. They aren't devoid of senses. We have fire detectors, and, if alarms are too much to handle, we don't need them.
Count everyone in school, and read the comment I made before again. In every corner, especially now after they have "security" teachers around them, you will find a teacher, or someone who will take care of the 3 year olds, assuming they can't take care of themselves. The fact that the fire alarms were broken, relay that the school failed, not the students, to secure the facility, thus its their fault, so even if the people own up, it would result in the satisfaction of blaming someone, thats it, the damage has already been done.
"In 2003, there were roughly 800,500reported building fires in the world, resulting in 10,145 deaths, 26,650 injuries and $10.9 billion in direct property damage."
I am guessing you searched it online, or in a book maybe. Did you know that 73.666666666% of "facts" published online are fake, or are unreal compared to reality?
Like I said, numbers won't work here. Just watch the kids, do you really think that they won't run when they see the fire? Do you really think that, even if they don't know where to go, that they will get to safety? True, they will need guidance, everyone will need it.
It takes less than 0.01 seconds to respond to a stimulus, thus your legs will be in action before you even see the fire itself. By fire alarms, I meant the glass-breaking alarms, the manual ones. The automatic ones that respond to automatic fire detectors are compulsory. Don't believe in things reported, believe in the things that you have seen, and only you have seen. Have you seen a massive fire yourself before? I was in one, so I perfectly know the response that happened to me, the second I heard it. It is worse than how Mr.Roberts explained it in class. You can't breathe. Your lungs are so full of dust and carbon monoxide, that you end up coughing to the limit where your lungs burn, and may even come right out of your mouth. Not only that, but the hairs in your nose start dieng out, the cilia die out, you are in a mental spasm of running, sweating, crying, coughing and inhaling smoke, rather than air. When you make it out, you still can't breathe, you still can't feel your way around, and end up collapsing.
What im trying to say, is that it is the school's fault, that they were broken in the first place, no matter who gets punished, the damage is done. So no point in telling that person to own up, because, after the speech, khalas, they will never think to do it again. Furthermore, Prianka, I think you might underestimate the human abilities, especially a child's. Unless disabled, they wont need help. All of them, including us, will need guidance.
And the comment I said was general to everyone, not only you.
Conclusion: eradicate from your mind the fact that humans need help to respond to fire, even with the orderly drills we have will be a waste, because there is no limit to the chaos everyone will be in. We already have the automatic ones, the manual ones are not that neccessary. Therefore, you are not toying with anyone's life, by breaking the glass-alarms, just giving someone a headache.
Do not take it so seriously, because in a real fire, everyone will be sprinting like a cheetah is behind them, fire alarms are just for reassurance, something to coax you into believing you are safe. We didn't need it a hundred years ago, and, infact, fire detectors make you lazy enough to make you think and respond slowly, because your mind thinks you are safe, lowering the barriers of self-awareness down.
There is a fire, you will hear people screaming, you will smell it, you will help someone to their feet, then you will run. Automatic detectors are enough.
well no offence, but it looked pretty much like your were targeting only me. and i dont need to read your previous comments as i do take english as a first language.
and one more thing different people have different views so okay we all got it, you think it was all fake and we should stop worrying about it. if you have the guts, go tell the principal that.
I love the comments above ^
LOL
Brilliant
Well, the mature thing to do is to tell the authorities but, If you do and the person who pulled the prank finds out then your risking yourself of getting beaten up or made fun of (and I dont think anyone would like that).
So, even if telling the authorities is the right thing to do. I think that the majority of people would just choose to ignore it.
I sure would, pulling the fire alarms was something a five year old would do and i highly doubt the primary school students even touched them.
prank!? is that the best they got!? because if this was considered a prank that was weak for starters, and second not funny.
I don't understand how I "targeted" you, maybe you misunderstood the comment or something, so I apologise if you took it the wrong way.
I already have my problems with Mr.Vig, actually nearly every teacher, so I think I will prefer to stay quiet.
This would sound totally cliched considering the above comments but i too believe that it is the sane thing to do by informing the school authorities. lives could be at risk if situations like these continue and if no action is taken. Though i would never tell on my friends. I would actually encourage them to own up to their mistakes and free the school of any unnecesary trouble with the fire department.
i'm sure everyone knows about the story of the boy and his sheep and i would hate if a situation like that ever occurs in our's or anyone else's school.
I dont think that telling the school authorities ahould be an option in the first place. These people should own up to what they've done, and it shouldnt be up to onlookers to snitch on others.
It may have looked like a fun prank but I guess Mr. Vig was hoping some people would have come to their sense, noticed the danger of what they have done and confessed.
Well, the right thing as most of the people have commented is to tell the school authorities. I agree, that is the right thing to and I would have also done the same thing. The only reason that would have stopped me from telling the school authorities would be the fact that the person who did this was my friend. I would definitely talk to him/her about this and try to make that person realize his/her mistake.
On the other hand everyone is saying that this was a prank, but what if breaking the fire alarm was a mistake and the person who made this mistake does not own up because he/she is afraid of the consequences.
Anyways I agree with Myra that if that person is a good friend of mine they would listen and I would definitely support them.
I would tell the school authorities as soon as i saw someone pull the fire alarm. However, i would make sure that person doesn't know i am the one who told their name and if it was my friend i wouldn't tell, but then my friends don't usually go around doing these kind of pranks.
Some people may think it's fun but after what was said in the assembly i hope they realise the seriousness of this.
Ah... that's a tough one.
Strictly speaking, one should report to the teacher, but really the prospect of being bullied and ridiculed for quite some time in your school career is worse than whatever other consequence you might potentially face. :/
I'll be honest here and say that I personally would not tell on my friends. Morally, I'm obligated to tell on them, but as a friend and a fellow schoolmate, it would be a huge betrayal on my part.
Such is the political system of school life.
I liked the face off between Mo and Priyanka, very informative and interesting indeed!xP
Now to come to my personal opinion, it really depends on WHO did it. If it were my best friend, no way would I tell on him/her. Though I don't have any friends who'd be ridiculous enough to break the fire alarm as a 'joke', so that isn't much of a possibility. :P
So yes, I would probably let authorities know. If I were one of them, and for whatever stupid reason I had broken the fire alarm, I would own up and apologise for my idiocy. If you think you're 'gutsy' enough to break it, you should have the guts to own up to it. Take responsibility for your actions, however grave they may be.
Well morrally anyone should tell the school authorities. However, if it's a one time prank it might not be a serious issue so i may not tell. If someone does it repeatedly and it becomes a cause of concern i would tell school authorities. Who does the prank also matters so i would think in that case.
Yes I think informing the school authorities would be the ideal thing to do, though if the person was my friend,I wouldn't split on her but rather persuade her to own up.
Aisha Bashir
10G2
I dont think it would be right to tell the school authorities.I'd rather have the students own up & take responsibility for their actions rather than having someone else ''snitch'' about them.
Ofcourse,there would be consequences but the students should still learn to own up & bear the consequences.
It will be morally correct to inform the authorities about the prankster. Thats clear and obvious. But then, it gives you the image of being someone who cannot be trusted, who is all nerdy and obedient and righteous. No one in his sane mind would want that image of himself. Its like telling the teacher during an examination that so and so is asking me a question. Thats so childish. But ofcourse, pulling a fire alarm is a far more serious thing to do. There are sides to everything, but as far as I am concerned, I wouldnt go as far as informing the authorities. If nobody is hurt as then, then I dont think there is a genuine need to tell on my peers.
As students my friends I did many things we shouldn't have and got in trouble on numerous occasions. But never did any of us even think of going near a fire alarm. There are some things that are not open to pranks.
The whole point of fire drills, fire alarms, and smoke detectors is to get everyone out in as short a time as possible. The aim is to ensure NO ONE is burnt.
If it was one of my friends who did it - I'd absolutely insist he owns up. If he doesn't then, I wouldn't care to have him as a friend. I'd tell and he can get expelled for all I care.
Not being a snitch is important. But pulling the fire alarm is absolutely despicable. I'd tell my friend that to his face.
Well, definitely if I saw someone pull the fire alarm as prank I would tell the school authorities as this is a very serious case and there is a limit to committing pranks. If it was one of my friends who carried out such a crime, I would try to make him/her realize the consequences due to his or her foolish and careless behavior and also try to convince him/her that confession is the only way to for the cloud of guilt that is over him to go away as it would also be the right thing to do. If he/she deeply realizes his/her mistake and didn’t want to confess to the authority then maybe it would be all right to not to tell to the authority. If he/she refused to confess about the situation and still didn’t care that the prank was wrong then I would maybe tell his/her parents about the dilemma.
I don't think so i would inform the school authorities but i would go and talk to the person personally and tell them about how serious a matter this is.I'm sure it would be the boys doing these immature things because girls wouldn't really find it funny pulling off alarms.
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