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Most of us consider ourselves to be good people. But given the right circumstances, anyone can do something they’re not particularly proud of. From using questionable methods to teach someone a lesson to getting back at people who wronged us, our behaviors sometimes fall into life’s gray area. Like tightrope walkers, we slowly move across the thin line between right and wrong and sometimes succumb to the temptations of our darker side.

The puzzling part is that we may not feel a drop of shame about it. "What is the darkest thing you have ever done and don’t regret?" Redditor BirdyPizza recently asked and invited fellow members of the 'Ask Reddit' community to confess about the worst and most wicked acts they ever did and somehow kept a clear conscience.

After 4.6k comments, it was clear that people wasted no time and jumped at the chance to anonymously share their tales on the platform. We at Bored Panda scoured the thread and wrapped up an entertaining collection of stories for you to enjoy down below. So sit back and get your popcorn ready, because this stuff is better than the movies. If you have any similar experiences you would like to get off your chest, we’d love to hear about them in the comments!

#1

Black trash bag tied with a yellow string next to shoes on a tiled floor, representing darkest actions confessed by people. Got into a car accident and had to stay with my mom for a couple days to figure out what to do. Went back to my apartment (I had two roommates) and everything was missing from my room. Long story short one of my roommates had everything hidden in her room. I called and told her the things were missing from my room and she came up with a lie that a couple girls came to look at my room (I was moving out bc of the accident, long story) and that they must have taken my things. She had everything I owned. Including my grandmothers perfume bottles, stuffed to the back of her closet, under her bed, behind her dresser etc. So I packed all of my stuff up. Then took a giant black garbage bag and stuffed as much of her closet in it as I could. Took it to the middle of nowhere, dug a hole and burnt it. She called screaming at me that her stuff was missing. I told her the two girls must have come by and taken her stuff too.

udntsay , Sven Brandsma Report

Binky Melnik
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m sitting here trying to come up with a more correct, equitable, fair, and/or decent retaliation/attempt to even things out, and I can’t. This is the only correct solution. Well, this and the hilariously sleek, frilly, fragrant, and elegant karma that is eventually coming here way!

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    #2

    IV drip stand with fluid bag in a dimly lit room, symbolizing dark confessions people never regretted. When my father was dying and in pain I was the one who told the doctors he had been through enough and we couldn't see him suffer anymore. Doctor injected him with something, I assume a morphine mega dose and he passed peacefully moments after. Euthanasia may not be legal in UK but compassionate doctors know what's what. I don't regret it because my pa made me promise I would have his back when he got sick or old. I'm sad he got sick and never got to get old.

    Express_Evidence_23 , Marcelo Leal Report

    Bacon Tentacles
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP, you totally did the right thing. Pretty sure you're not struggling with your decision, but if you still are, the internet agrees with you. Well, the non-s****y part of the internet, anyway.

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    #3

    Small black and tan dog sitting in dry grass near a weathered wall, reflecting on darkest things confessed without regret. A neighbor like 10 years ago was neglecting their dog badly in the heat. The dog escaped often and ended up at the shelter a lot. One day she jumped the fence and got her tie-out cable stuck on the fence. (She was not in danger of choking.) Neighbor put her on a 3-foot-long cable tied to a doorknob, no water, 90 degree day. I let some kind folks steal her, watched the whole thing and said nothing to stop them.

    anon , Artem Maltsev Report

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    #4

    Boy in blue shirt resting his head on his arms, reflecting on the darkest thing he never regretted doing. Some people were bullying the new mate at school, and one day he was crying on the floor. I asked him for the name of the boy who made him cry, and I punched the guy, his nose was bleeding. Now, "the new mate" is still my friend, after 10 years !

    AlecInnefable , Pixabay Report

    #5

    Hospital room with empty bed and chair, symbolizing a setting for people to confess their darkest secrets without regret. Had to make the choice to take my dad off of life support after he got Covid this year. He was sedated for a couple of weeks and one of his lungs collapsed and I couldnt watch him fall apart anymore. My dad was a bulky dude. Constantly did a lot of outdoor work and to see him bone skinny and have no muscle left killed me and I knew even if he somehow got through it, he would have been so miserable and depressed in that state he was in. I don’t regret it. I think it was the right thing to do by him. I’ll never not miss him though. That was my buddy

    CarterS20884 , Martha Dominguez de Gouveia Report

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    #6

    Two people holding red bags on an asphalt road illustrating the theme of darkest things people never regretted confessions. Left my ex, knowing he would be homeless when I kicked him out. Grabbed up all of his things and dumped them at the store he was working at with his friends. Told him I never wanted to see him again, and left (and blocked him on all forms of social media) and I haven't seen him since.

    Pear_Jam2 , Dids Report

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, the story that аsshole is now telling his friends is totally worth it for OP; if only everyone had the backbone to remove the thorns from their lives!

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    #7

    Close-up of a police officer uniform with badge and radio, symbolizing secrets people confess about darkest actions. Told my ex's probation officer about his fiancé. It was part of his license conditions to inform them of a new relationship after he spent nearly 10 years inside for what he did to me. He didn't tell them, even after 2 years together. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

    DiddyDM , Kindel Media Report

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    #8

    Hospital bed with checkered blue blanket covering a patient, illustrating people confess the darkest thing they've done theme. Five years ago my dad suffered a catastrophic stroke. Left paralyzed and robbed of his speech and ability to communicate he was a shell of the once vibrant, charismatic man he once was. He was moved into skilled nursing where he lived for nearly two years, he was miserable. On my last visit I told him it was okay if he wanted to leave us, that we would miss him but he should go. A week later I received the call that he had passed. Instead of immediate grief I felt relief. Relief that he was finally free. The grief came later and I still miss him every single day.

    theroadtoeverywhere , Andrea Piacquadio Report

    #9

    Close-up of a dog resting with a calm expression, illustrating peaceful moments despite darkest confessions theme. I called animal control on my then best friend. Their dog could hardly stand up and she was losing tons of fur. Turns out she had cancer. They were given a day to get her euthanized or treated. She still thinks it was her neighbors and not me.

    prettysouthernchick , Ale Zuñiga Report

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    #10

    Smiling woman in maroon lace top, softly touching her neck, conveying confidence while sharing darkest confessions. Being an addict. It was the darkest time of my 30 years on this earth. I don’t regret it in the sense that I was happy as an addict, but it made me the strongest, most resilient person I know. 6 years sober and counting!

    hangingonforyouu , Vincenzo Giove Report

    #11

    I attempted suicide a year ago, obviously I was unsuccessful. It was a wake up call to my alcoholism and motivated me to get a chemical dependency evaluation and go to treatment. I have a very good life now and I don't regret the attempt because I wouldn't be here if it hadn't gotten to that point. They say your rock bottom is where you quit digging, and I threw my shovel down on July 24th, 2021.

    Saint_Sardine Report

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    #12

    Horse standing in a sunlit field with plants and a fence, evoking themes of darkest confessions never regretted. Paid £250 quid for a horse off an acquaintance that had been suffering from various ailments, been a bit neglected and couldn't even lay down to sleep any more and then moved the horse to a different yard and had her quietly put down a few days later to end her suffering.

    littlevivid , Marko Blažević Report

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    #13

    Soldiers in military gear sitting inside a vehicle, symbolizing individuals confessing darkest things they never regretted. I used to work with an openly racist guy in the army. He would regularly make racist jokes and statements like telling one of our black soldiers that the "Colored Bathrooms were over there." I reported him to EO like I was supposed to, but because he was friends with the EO rep nothing happened. So I went on 4chan and posted his name and social security number on a "If you hate them Post their info" threads. He got his identity stolen. No regrets.

    Known-Beach3936 , Diego González Report

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope it was stolen by black folks just to rub it in even worse, and that they had a BLAST with his info taking amazing trips, ideally to Africa and other majority-black countries, and I hope that still to this day his credit gives him FITS as the things they did with his info reverberates through time! (Not sure it’s even possible, but if they were able to change his name to something ethnic that would give him a heart attack, those people would be ROCKSTARS!!)

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    #14

    Two people sitting on a park bench surrounded by trees, one wearing a mask, reflecting on darkest confessions. Signed someone up online for home Mormon visits and added in comments to not give up if I was rude at first, I really did want to be helped deep down.

    toxic_pantaloons , Manny Becerra Report

    #15

    Row of white sinks with faucets and soap dispensers on tiled wall in public restroom related to darkest confession theme. Turned off the lights in the school bathroom and left while people were in the stalls.

    DespairGarden , Buchen WANG Report

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With no xplanation, I disapprove of those one. I was in a restroom that unbeknownst to me had timers on the lights. When they went out suddenly, I was terrified that I was under attack. I got out my pepper spray, my Xactor knife, and my meat tenderizer (I’m being followed by yet another creep) and had to slink out of the restroom while screaming for help because I didn’t know where the miscreant was. When someone finally showed up, turned the lights in, and explained, I was mortified. Had there been other people in there with me, they’d have been in danger. (When you’re being followed and touched by a creep who tells others what he wants to do, you become irrationally unhinged and waaay over-sensitive.i don’t know why this аsshole did this, but it was a crаsippy thing to do and given what I just told you, I hope I’ve talked you out of being an аsshole, too.

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