For some context, i 20 m am studying at Uni.

Today i had an exam and was faced with a moral dilemma. The guy at my left was using his phone during the exam. It was the second time in my time at Uni that it happened (yeah...) and when i gave my copy back and left i saw the teacher outside the class just waiting there and i won't lie i really felt like snitching him right then and there, but i didn't even if it was the moral thing to do and that i had an opportunity to do it without anyone knowing.

I didn't really thought about it i just didn't do anything like the last time, but this time i reflected on it and try to understand the dilemma and came up with all the visions (in my head) that were colliding :

-why can he pass without working while i have to

-cheating = bad

VS

-"not being a snitch"

-he took a risk he deserved it if he don't get catch

-it's kinda us against the professor

-maybe this will ruin his life

In the end, after writing it down and thinking about it all the against argument feel like shitty argumenting and it is obvious that snitching would be the right thing but i still didn't do it and i will most likely never do it maybe because I'm an introvert or because I'm a coward or maybe a little of both. I'd really like to get your thought about this self-reflection and what you guys would have done in my situation ?

edit : (well its not an edit but i was supposed to end this post here so here is an edit) I just copy and paste this in chat gpt and got some interesting point that i would like to add :

Dilemma:

1. Fairness & Integrity – The guy is cheating, which is unfair to everyone who actually studied. Reporting him would uphold justice.
2. Social Loyalty & Personal Detachment – There's a general cultural dislike for "snitching," plus a sense that it's his risk to take and not your battle to fight.

Why You Didn’t Snitch:

• You're not a confrontational person (which doesn't make you a coward).
• The social stigma around reporting someone might have subconsciously influenced you.
• You may have felt that it wasn't your responsibility to enforce the rules.