Is it right to "tell on" someone?

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I just saw someone back up and hit a car, breaking glass. She drove away but I wrote down her license plate. I’m holding it wondering if I should give it to the owner of the car that was hit. It feels wrong somehow. Is this not my problem to fix? Or would ignoring it be worse?
 
If I found out you had the license plate of the guy who hit my car, and didn’t give it to me which then made me pay hundreds of dollars to fix my car despite it not being my fault, I’d be steaming mad. How fair is it for that person whose car was damaged? I certainly can’t just drop a couple hundred, but I need my car. I’m pretty sure it’s also illegal to flee the scene of an accident without at least putting a note on the car with your information on it.
 
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I would give the license number to the owner of the car and tell him or her what happened. What that person did was hit and run.
 
You’re right, I’d be upset too and one person is at fault.
 
Yes. You should report a hit and run. Why on earth would this even be a question?
 
This isn’t a case of tattling, or a little nit-pick.
You’re justified in letting the owner know what you know.
 
Reporting is the right thing in this case. And by helping to sort out the system abusers, you are helping everyone to pay fair insurance rates.
 
I’m rather concerned you think there would be a moral problem of reporting this to the damaged party. Can you elaborate on why you would have any doubt. I mean at some point you engaged your conscience enough to write the plate down right?
 
I’m in London and hit and runs happen a lot in this particular neighborhood. That doesn’t make it right but I seem to be the only one who reacts with outrage.

Usually the offender screeches away but this girl stopped to look.

I felt bad because she started crying. However, when I made up my mind to put the card under the windshield wiper I went down there and looked at the car. There wasn’t a single scratch, definitely no broken glass. She must have gotten scared, cried, went out and looked but saw nothing so she left. I don’t know what the glass was that we both heard. Maybe she ran over a bottle?

I was happy to see neither owner has to pay up.

(Edited because I’m on my phone and kind of OCD)
 
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Well now I’m far more confused than when the thread first started. I will just say you have a duty to form a conscience using logic and reason. The question you asked did not indicate that was the case. I’m glad “it” worked out. Whatever "it"was…
 
Ok, I just reported as I saw it so oh well. I assumed damage was done but it wasn’t. Boring story, really. I just wanted to update.
 
You witnessed an accident and you have material details. Give them to the car owner or the police.
 
The sin of gossip does not involve legitimately reporting instances of crime that you’ve witnessed.
 
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