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<p>We all know that snitches get stitches. But what if you&#39;re snitching on a family member who is legitimately breaking the law, and has horrible plans for your life?!</p><p>The concept of &quot;no bond greater than blood&quot; only really applies when family is loving and actively has each other&#39;s back. Otherwise, they&#39;re just the people you got randomly stuck with, and may need to cut off for the good of your mental health and safety.</p><p>For LGBTQ people with homophobic families, the cultural emphasis on staying connected with your blood family can inadvertently encourage them to stay in toxic and dangerous relationships. There comes a point when finding a loving chosen family is far healthier than trying to mend a bond that was never there.</p><h2>In a recent post on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e23btr/aita_for_turning_in_my_parents_for_owning_illegal/" target="_blank">the Am I The A*shole subreddit</a>, the OP asked if they were wrong for telling the cops about their dad&#39;s illegal collection of firearms after being threatened with conversion therapy.</h2><p> </p><blockquote> <p>AITA for turning in my parents for owning illegal firearms?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>For context, OP shared that they recently lost their job and their parents convinced them to move back in while they look into schooling and next steps.</h2><p>However, when they moved back in, their parents revealed plans to send them to conversion therapy for being gay. When OP corrected them about their orientation (they are asexual, not gay) and refused to go to conversion therapy, they were kicked out days later.</p><blockquote> <p>Context: I recently lost my job and parents practically begged me back to live with them while I plan the next steps in life. I wanted to go back to school and pursue a masters degree, but when I got back it was clear they had other plans. I&rsquo;m ace but they were convinced I&rsquo;m gay and were going to force me into conversion therapy through the church, when I refused they kicked me out less than 4 days later, including the weekend.</p> </blockquote><h2>OP&#39;s parents had the police wake them up in the morning to evict them, and since then they&#39;ve been living in motels until they find something permanent.</h2><p>OP&#39;s parents have been holding all of their belongings hostage and threatened to damage their computer, so OP arranged to have a police escort when they arrive with a Uhaul.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>My parents had the police wake me up and evict me. Living in motels until I find an apartment. They are withholding all of my possessions and specifically said they would damage my PC. I&rsquo;m arranging a police escort when I show up with a u-haul as I wouldn&rsquo;t feel safe going there alone or with just a friend, and the majority of my family doesn&rsquo;t speak to me.</p> </blockquote><h2>On top of having a police escort, OP also warned the cops about their dad&#39;s stash of illegal firearms in case he grabs a gun.</h2><blockquote> <p>AITA for telling the police in advance about my Dad&rsquo;s stash of illegal firearms, including handguns? We are in Canada.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e23btr/aita_for_turning_in_my_parents_for_owning_illegal/" target="_blank">Dovahpuff</a> thinks it was wise of OP to alert the cops about his dad&#39;s guns.</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA. You are ensuring that the police are aware that they may be in danger from the firearms. As for your parents, if you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e23btr/aita_for_turning_in_my_parents_for_owning_illegal/" target="_blank">hoggirlsummer</a> hopes the guns get taken away and OP&#39;s parents get their due punishment for being bigots.</h2><blockquote> <p><strong>NTA HOLY SHIT</strong></p> <p>If they&#39;re making threats over you being ace and trying to force you into conversion therapy, they are not stable and should not have guns. You could be saving someone&#39;s life. If you need a police escort to reclaim your things from them, they are not rational people and probably incapable of being responsible gun-owners.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Also, f*ck them for being homophobic assholes</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e23btr/aita_for_turning_in_my_parents_for_owning_illegal/" target="_blank">zukka924</a> thinks OP&#39;s parents deserve to be in jail.</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA What they did is illegal and immoral and they should be thrown in jail for how they treated you</p> </blockquote><h2>However, others think the story has holes and doubt the legitimacy of it.</h2><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Rhynegains/">Rhynegains</a> doesn&#39;t understand how the police could legally escort OP out so quickly.</h2><blockquote> <p>Uh... this has got to be a sh*t post. The police can&#39;t evict you like that this quickly. This doesn&#39;t make any sense.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Yes_Everytime/">Yes_Everytime</a> pointed out that legally OP&#39;s parents could call the cops and claim OP is a trespasser.</h2><blockquote> <p>OP was at their parents house so highly unlikely he had a lease agreement between them meaning they can tell the cops he is trespassing and can be removed. If he had a lease agreement then OP would have 30 days to vacate.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e23btr/aita_for_turning_in_my_parents_for_owning_illegal/" target="_blank">Hanginon</a> wants to believe.</h2><blockquote> <p><strong>NTA</strong></p> <p>Also, It sounds like you&#39;ve got a good and workable, albeit still slightly dangerous, plan of recovery from this nonsense.</p> <p>Good luck.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Chicup/">Chicup</a> doesn&#39;t believe a word of this tale.</h2><p> </p><blockquote> <p>YTA for making up this story IMO.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>If this story is genuine, there is a lot more context to be filled in - and it seems absurd to believe OP would legitimately have questions about whether it&#39;s wrong to bring the cops to a potentially dangerous situation. However, stockholme syndrome is a real thing, and there are stories of this ilk that happen more often than many of us would like to believe.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Guy asks if he's wrong to report dad's illegal guns after being kicked out of house for being gay.

We all know that snitches get stitches. But what if you&#39;re snitching on a family member who is legitimately breaking the law, and has horrible plans for your life?!The concept of &quot;no bond greater than blood&quot; only really applies when family is loving and actively has each other&#39;s back. Otherwise, they&#39;re just the people you got randomly stuck with, and may need to cut off for the good of your mental health and safety.For LGBTQ people with homophobic families, the cultural emphasis on staying connected with your blood family can inadvertently encourage them to stay in toxic and dangerous relationships. There comes a point when finding a loving chosen family is far healthier than trying to mend a bond that was never there.In a recent post on the Am I The A*shole subreddit, the OP asked if they were wrong for telling the cops about their dad&#39;s illegal collection of firearms after being threatened with conversion therapy.  AITA for turning in my parents for owning illegal firearms? For context, OP shared that they recently lost their job and their parents convinced them to move back in while they look into schooling and next steps.However, when they moved back in, their parents revealed plans to send them to conversion therapy for being gay. When OP corrected them about their orientation (they are asexual, not gay) and refused to go to conversion therapy, they were kicked out days later. Context: I recently lost my job and parents practically begged me back to live with them while I plan the next steps in life. I wanted to go back to school and pursue a masters degree, but when I got back it was clear they had other plans. I&rsquo;m ace but they were convinced I&rsquo;m gay and were going to force me into conversion therapy through the church, when I refused they kicked me out less than 4 days later, including the weekend. OP&#39;s parents had the police wake them up in the morning to evict them, and since then they&#39;ve been living in motels until they find something permanent.OP&#39;s parents have been holding all of their belongings hostage and threatened to damage their computer, so OP arranged to have a police escort when they arrive with a Uhaul. My parents had the police wake me up and evict me. Living in motels until I find an apartment. They are withholding all of my possessions and specifically said they would damage my PC. I&rsquo;m arranging a police escort when I show up with a u-haul as I wouldn&rsquo;t feel safe going there alone or with just a friend, and the majority of my family doesn&rsquo;t speak to me. On top of having a police escort, OP also warned the cops about their dad&#39;s stash of illegal firearms in case he grabs a gun. AITA for telling the police in advance about my Dad&rsquo;s stash of illegal firearms, including handguns? We are in Canada. Dovahpuff thinks it was wise of OP to alert the cops about his dad&#39;s guns. NTA. You are ensuring that the police are aware that they may be in danger from the firearms. As for your parents, if you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. hoggirlsummer hopes the guns get taken away and OP&#39;s parents get their due punishment for being bigots. NTA HOLY SHIT If they&#39;re making threats over you being ace and trying to force you into conversion therapy, they are not stable and should not have guns. You could be saving someone&#39;s life. If you need a police escort to reclaim your things from them, they are not rational people and probably incapable of being responsible gun-owners.  Also, f*ck them for being homophobic assholes zukka924 thinks OP&#39;s parents deserve to be in jail. NTA What they did is illegal and immoral and they should be thrown in jail for how they treated you However, others think the story has holes and doubt the legitimacy of it.Rhynegains doesn&#39;t understand how the police could legally escort OP out so quickly. Uh... this has got to be a sh*t post. The police can&#39;t evict you like that this quickly. This doesn&#39;t make any sense. Yes_Everytime pointed out that legally OP&#39;s parents could call the cops and claim OP is a trespasser. OP was at their parents house so highly unlikely he had a lease agreement between them meaning they can tell the cops he is trespassing and can be removed. If he had a lease agreement then OP would have 30 days to vacate. Hanginon wants to believe. NTA Also, It sounds like you&#39;ve got a good and workable, albeit still slightly dangerous, plan of recovery from this nonsense. Good luck. Chicup doesn&#39;t believe a word of this tale.  YTA for making up this story IMO. If this story is genuine, there is a lot more context to be filled in - and it seems absurd to believe OP would legitimately have questions about whether it&#39;s wrong to bring the cops to a potentially dangerous situation. However, stockholme syndrome is a real thing, and there are stories of this ilk that happen more often than many of us would like to believe.