Asked to Change Report

[mnahrgang]

If I accidentally pasted in a defect that wasn't actually there. Or if I somehow made a mistake, I would change the report. But no way would I ever change a report so it could be used as ammunition.

[Russell J. Hensel]

I NEVER change a report...If a mistake is made, I make an addendum to the report. This way the original report is ALWAYS the same no matter who has a copy.

[Christopher Mennella]

Tell him he's lucky you don't give him a freakin' smack.

Na just kiddin. Well not really, but like was said by others, your brother's friend is asking you to ruin yourself. Perhaps he doesn't undrstand the gravity of what we do - putting your name on an official report as a proposed authority. But if he were in your position he just might want to slap someone asking him to do that. It would not be fun to find yourself in a news story or on the front page of your local newspaper, not to mention before a judge.

Stand strong brother inspector.

[Andrew Cox]

In this day and age, how could you know what the friend's intention was... as your client, can you now trust him? If he would ask you to lie for him, who will he ask to lie so he can turn against you?
And maybe he's not asking so he can lowball the offer... maybe he's working for the local Consumer reporter for the TV news, and get you on camera, falsifying the report.
I would go a long way to help a friend, but none of my friends would ever dare to put me in that position. We respect each other too much.