Snitches Get Rewards? What History Warns About Reporting Your Neighbor

SNITCHES GET STITCHES?

It’s an old saying.

But what happens when governments encourage neighbors to report neighbors?

This Sterling Special Report journeys from Salem to East Germany, from Anne Frank to the Underground Railroad, asking what history teaches about trust, liberty, and the people living right next door.

As America turns 250, it’s a story worth remembering.