No Snitching Research Paper

The “no snitching, no stitching” code, also known as the silence code, has resulted in an increase of violence, fear, and insecurity in the community.Before discussing the harm that it does, we must first become acquainted with what that term means. According to the Collins English Dictionary, a snitch means to steal; to turn informer, and the term is also closely linked to a betrayer. According to that same source “stitching” refers to a repairing, usually of clothing. Moreover, Merriam Webster dictionary states that the word “snitch” is of unknown origin and was first used in the year 1875. Although the sources mentioned above offer an official definition of the word, in the inner city communities, a snitch carries a deeper meaning. Some people have become intensely upset to even hear of the term
People are not realizing that they are harming themselves by not cooperating with the police officers. There are two main reason why people do not “snitch; they want to prevent more trouble by withholding information that could lead to too much investigations and another one is that they fear what others may do to them and their family. Therefore they think they are protecting their family by keeping the guilty person from going to jail. But what harm can a person in jail cause? Little do they know that a criminal is not always satisfied with just knowing that he will not be told on. The only way that he can surely do so, is by eliminating all suspect. Figures have shown that many criminals that have committed murder that have been eye witnessed by someone, the criminal comes back to also get the rid of that individual. That is why many people live in fear. They fear that the criminal will come back to harm them and make sure that no word is uttered and their life run in danger. And what best way to be free of the worry than to report to the officers and spare yourself from unneeded and unnecessary