I found out my neighbor is a major crook. Should I still talk to them?
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Anonymous
| I have a neighbor who is in his late 60s and seemed to be a nice man. He’s lent me tools from time to time and I’ve helped him with shopping for his groceries and putting them away and watched his cat a few times. I never thought to google him but I did today. Turns out he was released during the Covid pandemic from federal prison for white collar crimes related to banking and it caused a bank to fail. Hundreds of millions of dollars and jobs lost. Should I still talk to him? I know he’s harmless in the physical sense. |
Anonymous
| He's "paid his debt to society". I would still be superficially nice to this neighbor. One day you might need more help from him. |
Anonymous
| On a superficial neighbor level yes. We’ve all got skeletons in our closet. |
Anonymous
No, no we don't. |
Anonymous
No, way not crap like that. What I hate the most here is people trying to make things that are not normal normal. Most people don't defraud banks-this is not normal. |
Anonymous
| Distance yourself. |
Anonymous
| Become close friends. Write the book. Option the screenplay. |
Anonymous
| I would. Maybe he’s trying to be different. I feel like this would have been big news. |
Anonymous
| I would be fascinated by this. Would definitely want to know the details. Have him over for dinner. |
Anonymous
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He paid his debt.
What he did was bad but I would be more worried about somebody that was a sex offender or committed a violent crime. There are a lot of politicians and business men that are crooks and receive honors.. |
Anonymous
| Maybe he was the fall guy. |
Anonymous
If this is how you feel, stop talking to him and move on. Nod at him and walk on by. No one cares either way. You're not the main character. |
Anonymous
Not really. He got COVID compassionate released because of the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, or at least that's what OP is making it sound like. Means he didn't serve his full sentence. Regardless, I wouldn't confront the neighbor. |
Anonymous
+1. People can change. If we never give them a second chance what is the point? |
Anonymous
| He's done his time. |