<p>wow what a saga. from the OPs posts i really did get a sense that she was struggling with the ethics of a tricky situation. tricky for anyone - in a foreign country - a friend and semi-patron - dishonesty - loyalty - whistleblowing. she did not seem like the ‘vengeful type’ (good lord some of you other posters with your scorched earth etc - would rival the greek gods!) (need a hug? that’s one way of putting it!). it hardly seems logical that if the OP was some jealous baddie she would go on cc and ask for advice. CC is a bit like the Samaritans in this case! the bottom line is that if this girl stole and someone knows that she stole - if no one does anything about it - thieves win forever and the poor honest kid who does his own work loses. not fair. IMHO the OP should report anon - with whatever proof she has and let UCLA do the right thing. kharma is also about doing the right thing. </p>
<p>anyhoo - the whole debate has been fascinating. hmmm… now i’m starting to wonder if i haven’t just unwittingly participated in some kind of freakish internet reality show…</p>