Have you ever let someone else take the fall for something you did?

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Dubadu4ever · Accepted Answer

No. I usually take their falls. Its really not a big thing, but there is this one time that happened in our classroom.

Some Senior High School Students gave us a questionaire for there Thesis. Days passed, our adviser talked to us in our Group Chat, mad at us. The reason he was mad because there is one student who didn't take the questionaire seriously, and put a nonsense name on the paper. (I know it's just a name, but thesis should be taken seriously) Hours passed, no one is still surrendering who did that. And because of the tension happening in our group chat, one by one of my classmates have been taking the fall (especially those students who are silly in class. They think that once they said to our adviser that they are the ones at fault, our adviser will stop getting mad at us.) But as a president of the class that time, I've been thinking a way how to stop the mess happening in our class.

So I decided to tell my adviser via personal message that I was the one who did it. And because the teachers know I don't lie, I expected my adviser to believe in me. During those times I have a reason why I did that. I told my teacher that I did it because I was angry at those senior high students because they laughed at me during my performance last week. Hours passed, I told my parents of what I did, because I myself don't know if I did the right thing. I want to be a good president and leader, but I feel that something is wrong. My parents scolded me and told me that taking the fall of someone is not a right thing to do. There are many ways, and that lying is a bad thing. So I apologized for my teacher for lying to him, and told him the truth. Then my teacher and I started discussing how to find the culprit at class.

Tomorrow came, the culprit came to my teacher and told everything to him. The things my teacher and I talked about didn't work. I was just amazed to see my classmate (the culprit) come to our teacher and told everything to him confidently and apologetically. My classmates are a mess, but all of them still have a good heart and personality. We still help each other out. I didn't even believe that the silly students in our class are willing to take the blame just for us. We are not a perfect students, but we have a good heart.

What my parents advice to me is, taking the blame of someone is not really helpful. Because if you take the blame yourself, the person who did it will not learn from his/her mistake. If you really want to help, there are other things. Lying is not the best way.

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

If your going to do something you always set up a few decoys first just divert the blame.

ChrisMaster69 · Accepted Answer

Nope, if it was something I did or was responsible for I stood up and took the flak.

i would even admit I had done something before it was found out.

when I first joined the Air Force, my Boss basically said if you come forward and admit you have fucked up, then you might get a week of guard duty, leave it until he finds out and you get a month of guard duty. Try and blame someone else or have someone take the fall etc, then you would be buried in a shallow grave some place.

I am also a firm believer in the fact a boss acts as a shit umbrella for their team, which means if one of your team fucks up (not majorly) then you take the flak from above but make sure you sort it internally within the team.

TheBootyChest · Accepted Answer

No, but I make sure the other persons fault was made clear, while taking responsibility of my own actions.

SenileOldMan · Answer

Never. I have done the opposite though. I found one time in school that my best friend (who did the misdeed) was reluctant to speak up about it when we were both suspected of it. I was disappointed that he didn't speak up a lot so I did and said I did it, even though I didn't. My friend was a known troublemaker skipping school while I was a 4.0 GPA student and so the teachers kept questioning if I was just standing up for him. But I took the fall and got suspended and took the summer school. I kinda enjoyed it! I liked summer school a lot! I'm not sure he ever really appreciated what I did. He was a bit flaky as a friend. But I think that's the right thing to do in my twisted ideas of morality.

CrazyGirl2 · Answer

No, never! I’m certainly not a “wild child” but I’m no goody two-shoes (stupid saying). On the rare occasions when “WE” have hotter caught, if it was just me, I’ll reluctantly own up.

_Angelsbaskett · Answer

Nope , I don’t really like blaming anyone if it’s something serious, but if it’s like a small joke then yeah , like if I fart I’ll probably blame it on my sister

ElliotsRipley · Answer

In my opinion, we all need to own up to our mistakes.
Take responsibility for it, and accept the consequences.
Its the only way to move on and better ourselves.
Sadly, I feel most people don't these days.

Киттйлинк · Answer

no I would feel too awful  I always say if I did something and I never do something bad on purpose..

petitedollbabee · Answer

Not that I can think of. I’m an honest person and own up to my mistakes, even if it means I get in a lot of trouble.

FreyaRed · Answer

I did, not intentionally but I abused the situation.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Yeah I broke a window. I didn't tell anyone and I'm not sure who got the blame. But I know it wasn't me.

dragoblack · Answer

As a kid, yeah. Once i became a teenager, i started owning up to & taking responsibility for my own failings, then doing what I can to rectify for them

coconut94 · Answer

No I always take responsibility. I don’t even think about it.

motownplayer2000 · Answer

No. I don’t put myself in those situations. As a friend I believe in not putting myself or my friends in harms way of my wrong doing.

lovedejj_xo · Answer

When I was little I would blame my brother who never would call me out …. As an adult absolutely not.

taco_truck · Answer

Nope unless they told to do it and I got in trouble for it 😂

blueflameleo · Answer

Yes I have it may not have been right but it saved my ass

theelegantman · Answer

for the little things yes. by the way your profile picture scares me. you look like sacred raina

Naughtyboy71 · Answer

No never done that I can say I've never let anone take the fall for me

HeartFullOfGlue · Answer

uh yeah, I have a brother

dustybiker · Answer

They tried. I wouldn’t allow it.

josephinelcajon · Answer

I was always blamed sometimes wrongly so!

Blackcupcake · Answer

nope, the other way around lol

talka20 · Answer

Yes but done this w siblings

exitseven · Answer

No, I do not think I would ever do that.

chokeonDaddysbigD · Answer

No never.. I man up to mine

douride2 · Answer

I have never done that.

pizzalovershouse · Answer

Nope I take credit for my mistakes

Still-alive · Answer

Whoever smelt it dealt it!

driven159 · Answer

no I take my own lumps

michael1469 · Answer

No, thats just wrong.

Agape93 · Answer

Nope

Gwenhwyfar · Answer

Once yeah

awkward_author · Answer

I have not.

jahaims · Answer

At work sure

JaneDoe455320 · Answer

Never

scooogy · Answer

I've been told to 😶

msc545 · Answer

Not really.

Willyouhelpme · Answer

MANY, many times.

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