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It's funny, there IS a double standard, isn't there?
I know I'd let a confession of a victimless crime slide. Drug use, for instance. I don't condone it or approve of it, but it's not my job to keep you clean.
Certain kinds of theft, I wouldn't have a problem with. A thread like "what have you shoplifted" would be sort of underground and fun, and I wouldn't feel morally obliged to call up the authorities in each jurisdiction represented and let them know.
Something that involves physical or psychological harm to another person is another matter entirely. To the extent of my ability I'd try to prevent that. In fact, in threads where people have posted about cheating on their spouses and stuff, TFP has rallied to the side of right. Not because it's the legal and moral thing, but because of the harm we know such people are causing themselves and others.
So I guess the standard is: it hurts another person and that hurt rises to a level of urgency to take some action about it.
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