Honor Code: Would you... honor it?

In that case and that age, probably not.

I grew up in a culture, meaning my neighborhood and school, where most of my peers condemned "telling," "informing on others," or "ratting people out." You were expected to "solve your own problems" without involving the power of authority figures such as parents, teachers, or the police.

If you "told," it meant that you couldn't be trusted, and you wouldn't be accepted by your peers.

The belief is still ingrained in me today even though I certainly recognize when "telling" is the right thing to do. At a previous job, I saw a co-worker smoke crack in the bathroom a couple of times. We weren't friends, and we had little interaction. He never did anything to me or (to my knowledge) anyone else. I never reported him.

Yes, in fact I did do something similar.

The teacher was going to fail the entire class, you are god damned right I'd rat Dillon out. Fuck him.

Greene -- yes. He had nothing to lose if he promptly reported Dillon. Dillon was not his friend and Greene's reputation probably wouldn't go any worse if it were found out he rightfully reported Dillon.

Van Kelt... a bit harder as he and Dillon were roommates and good friends.

Gierasch should have proctored the exam better instead of relying on the honor code... enforcing it by the Honor Council is more about popularity contests than anything else.