03-29-2011, 01:08 AM
(03-29-2011, 12:57 AM)Freshbait78 Wrote: Methusala, I do think (IMO) that a jailhouse snitch is much different then snitching on someone who know personally, have mutual friends with, or who lives in close proximity to you. If you're a jailhose snitch, you're probably snitching on someone you've not known for long (probably a cell mate) or have any affilliation with on the outside. However if you snitch on someone from your area, that is going to follow you & make life unsafe.
Yes, I agree with you 100% on the distinction you are making.
People who inform law enforcement of crimes and identify the perpetrators without any personal reward or gain to themselves (other than perhaps a reward publicly offered) should not even be called "snitches" but of course criminals will use the term anyway in order to express their across-the-board contempt for informers and informing.
Anything which interferes with their living a life of crime without getting caught and punished will be spoken of contemptuously.