A friend of mine, a minor, needs to go to the police station to make a statement every weekend. I saw the text message sent by the police station showing the words "guarantor". Is this a crime?

Strictly speaking, before the behavior of the parties is characterized according to legal procedures, it cannot be regarded as a crime. It can only be said that it is suspected of committing a crime, that is, it is suspected of committing a crime, but it is not certain that the party concerned is a criminal suspect. Only after the court finally defines the crime can it become a crime in the legal sense.

1. Criminal Law Provisions on Crime: Article 13 of the Criminal Law specifically defines the concept of crime, including: disrupting social and economic order, infringing on state-owned property or property collectively owned by working people, infringing on private property owned by citizens, infringing on citizens' personal rights, democratic rights and other rights, and other acts endangering society, all of which should be punished according to law. But if the circumstances are obviously minor, it is not considered a crime.

2. A criminal act needs to be determined by the court according to law: the public security organ is responsible for filing an investigation and interrogation of the perpetrator suspected of committing a crime, and the procuratorial organ determines whether it constitutes a crime according to the investigation and interrogation results of the public security organ. However, before the procuratorate finds that the perpetrator committed a crime, it cannot be directly called a crime in law. Whether it constitutes a criminal act is ultimately determined by the court according to law. As long as a crime is committed, the court will identify the crime and determine the specific sentence according to the provisions of the criminal law.