If your loved one was a criminal, would you hand them over?

There's a video that’s been doing the rounds where a male learner can be seen striking a female learner. According to Newswatch, the incident took place last year in Inanda, North of Durban. 

Although the video surfaced about a week ago, everyone was outraged, to say the least. I couldn't bring myself to watching the video, but I have heard that it is pretty distressing.

Luckily, the Department of Education jumped in on the matter and a 19-year-old suspect has been charged and is expected to appear again in court on 14 September after being granted bail of R150.

Read - KZN school assault: Pupil granted bail

The thing that caught my attention though was the fact that the father of the suspect actually handed his own son over to the police. He promptly marched his son down to the police station and handed him over.

I know this may seem like the noble thing to do, the right thing to do, but is there a little more to this story than we’re being told?

Let’s put it this way, if it was me in this situation, I'm not too sure what I would do. It would be so difficult to hand over someone I love knowing that they could face jail time.

How about you - if you ever came across a family member like your child, mom, dad, brother or sister committing a crime, would you hand them over to the police?

Read: Court to rule on identifying child victims, criminals

Cast your vote below

I put this out to you and this is what you had to say, make sure you hear Jan's story as he's been through this very thing.