Blood is thicker than water

Justice is thicker than blood.

For speeding, not likely, but for something horific I would try to get the person to turn themselves in. If they would not I would turn them in. It would hurt greatly to do so, but I would not want to live with the guilt of aiding someone like that.

It depends on the severity of the law they break. If they commit violent and inhuman act out of malice, I would in a heartbeat. I would want nothing to do with people like that anyway, family or not. I would encourage them to turn themselves in first though. If I'm concerned with their safety, I'll arrange a lawyer to be present with them when they turn themselves in. If they refuse to turn themselves in, I'd tell them that I'd go straight to the police if they are still at my house. They can get out of my house and turn themselves in, their choice, but I would want nothing to do with them.

For a man-hunt that made national news, you know the first place they would look would be the family. In a situation like this, I just might. I mean really, going up and shooting people just for having a job, not necessarily that they did anything to him. There are no absolutes. Not all cops, lawyers, judges are corrupt; not all teachers are in it for the paycheck; not all doctors are humanitarians, etc.

If a family member choose to do something like this, he or she would know the consequences before hand and I probably would. What would prevent this same family member from getting mad at my husband and shooting him dead?

By doing this and then going to his family, he implicated them in the crime. They are now accessories. They will now have legal problems and/or go to jail because of his actions. That's very selfish, so it goes to reason if he doesn't care about what he does to his family, why should his family care about his well-being. In this case, they don't have to worry because he's dead. But other criminals that put their families in harms way means they really don't care about them.

There are degrees of criminal behavior though. However, letting little criminal behavior slide can lead to bigger criminal behavior. Better to handle it somehow early on. Maybe not at the police level but if that's the only way then it's the only way.

There is no law against NOT turning in a family member. The case you mentioned, involved AIDING AND ABETTING. They helped with money, transportation, cell phones, etc.

Keeping in mind that we would be talking about MURDER and it was obvious they DID IT, I would not necessarily turn them in. But, I would positively not aid them in avoiding arrest. If the murder involved heinous details, like the rape and murder of a child, for example, then I most likely would help the police find them. I would not protect a MONSTER. I would not relate to them as BLOOD or care.