I agree with your teacher's reaction of WTF. There is a massive culture of not being a "rat" here. It doesn't matter how bad the thing the person did was (seriously, imagine something terrible) but for a lot of people speaking to the police is considered worse. I know people who have been driven from their homes by threats and "rats out" graffiti simply for having a nice looking house, because OF COURSE the person who takes pride in their house must be the neighbourhood rat! I find this awful myself and tell my friends off when they start making rat comments.
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I agree with your teacher's reaction of WTF. There is a massive culture of not being a "rat" here. It doesn't matter how bad the thing the person did was (seriously, imagine something terrible) but for a lot of people speaking to the police is considered worse. I know people who have been driven from their homes by threats and "rats out" graffiti simply for having a nice looking house, because OF COURSE the person who takes pride in their house must be the neighbourhood rat! I find this awful myself and tell my friends off when they start making rat comments.