> I live in South Africa and we have the exact same thing happening here...

really? i thought south africa's biggest problem was dealing with the indigenous people...

> There is place here where it is so bad that not even the police can go there for fear of their lives.

and that is a function of immigration??? do you mean the white immigrants or immigrants who are more recent???

> They say if you make it to there you are home free...

is that how the white folk felt when they landed to you think?

> You can feel sorry for him all you want... but will you feel sorry for all the nigerians having heard their stories??? Would you invite all of them to live there? You cannot make exceptions, because in the end, where do you draw the line....

to report or not to report that is the issue. i don't really see the relevance of other lines...

> You should not feel guilty for being born in a better country...

i think one should be careful with respect to judging which country is 'better'. as they say: 'it all depends on where you live'. would i rather be a leper starving in india or a us soldier drafted to vietman... hard to say imho hard to say...

> it's not like you ruined nigeria...

i think we should be sensitive to people living in nigeria who think that nigeria is a beautiful and wonderful place.

> it's not your responsibility to fix their problems...

i don't see anybody saying it is...

> you must report him...

in your opinion.

> How will it help the uk if no one reports anyone?

why is the uk worth more than the people from nigeria?

> You are helping one person but in the end you are ruining a lot of other lives... including your own...

wow. you really think this one person is ruining mellors life? has anyone heard the phrase 'scapegoat'? remember when people thought the jews were ruining peoples lives? doesn't this situation remind anybody of 1984? i'm completely baffled by this attitude...

> The more illegal immigrants... the higher the crime...

do you mean that this follows by definition (because illegal immigrants are definitionally illegal and hence are guilty of related crimes like not paying their taxes) or do you really mean to stereotype illegal immigrants as being criminally inclined to perform crimes against persons?

> now if this guy cannot work anymore and is forced to steal for survival and he hurts someone in the process... would you still let him stay???

OMG. if he is forced to steal for survival you would condemn him and deport him????

> You don't know what it will turn out like...

so better to conclude that this can come to no good?

> Laws are there for a reason and the more people break them, the worse the whole country is off...

i wish that i could believe that laws were there for GOOD reason but unfortunately they are often there for idiosyncratic reasons. i'm not sure that the laws really are all there for the good of the country and i'm really not at all convinced that the country is worse off for people breaking some of them (especially those that are not crimes against persons).

> Don't make your choice based on this guy, but make it based on the consequences that might arise from him staying... and on that note... them all staying...

because if you don't report him then...

the nigerians will take over the UK hahahahahaha!!!!!

eh?