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# Someone who is engaged in forgery and endangers the public he should be warned and if he continues he can be informed upon to the authorities.<ref>Rama 388:12</ref> This establishes the rule that it is permitted to report a public menace.<ref>[https://www.torahweb.org/audio/rsch_120306_video.html Rav Schachter ("Should I Call the Police?" min 9) on torahweb.org]. Erech Hachaim Bhalacha cites Rav Yakov Emden in Even Bochen 1:75-6 who writes that it is permitted and proper to report someone who is endangering the public by injuring non-Jews or defrauding them. One proof is that the Jews gave Shimshon to the Plishtim because he killed sixty plishtim and he endangered the Jews. Rav Emden cites Sefer Chasidim 699 as a support.</ref> | # Someone who is engaged in forgery and endangers the public he should be warned and if he continues he can be informed upon to the authorities.<ref>Rama C.M. 388:12, Taz YD 157:8</ref> This establishes the rule that it is permitted to report a public menace.<ref>[https://www.torahweb.org/audio/rsch_120306_video.html Rav Schachter ("Should I Call the Police?" min 9) on torahweb.org]. Erech Hachaim Bhalacha cites Rav Yakov Emden in Even Bochen 1:75-6 who writes that it is permitted and proper to report someone who is endangering the public by injuring non-Jews or defrauding them. One proof is that the Jews gave Shimshon to the Plishtim because he killed sixty plishtim and he endangered the Jews. Rav Emden cites Sefer Chasidim 699 as a support.</ref> | ||
# Someone who is driving recklessly even after being warned should be reported to a bet din and with approval reported to the police because of the danger it poses to the public.<ref>Minchat Yitzchak 8:148</ref> | # Someone who is driving recklessly even after being warned should be reported to a bet din and with approval reported to the police because of the danger it poses to the public.<ref>Minchat Yitzchak 8:148</ref> | ||
