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When seeking justice could endanger vulnerable witnesses

I witnessed a hit and run accident but the only other witness is an undocumented immigrant who is terrified to talk to police, and I do not know how to get justice for the victim without putting someone else at risk.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The intersection of legal obligation and human vulnerability creates impossible choices between different forms of moral duty.

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