*** BEWARE: These next few posts will be rants.
Poor little Charlie is often ignored or pushed aside by his siblings, especially his sister. Therefore, when Charlie witnessed his sister's boyfriend hit his sister after she repeatedly made fun of him and told him to defend himself, he was forced to keep quiet about it. Though it could be argued that she was aggravating him and pressuring him to "defend himself" explicitly, he did not have to resort to physical violence.
That got me thinking... Should we have to keep quiet of the bad things we witness of other people for their sake, or should we speak up for their own good?
I honestly think it depends on the situation, as some may have complications when brought up with a second party, but more times than not, you should get them help. So many times I have watched friendships fall apart because they "snitched" and told someone about the problem. They get extremely upset and shut them out, only to find that without them speaking up, they wouldn't have been able to totally change their life and get better. I can never be 100% on my stances on situations like this because I always take exceptions and loopholes into account, and we wouldn't want to undermine the effort, even with good intentions. In Charlie's situation, I would want him to tell someone that would listen to him, which he does. He tells about it to his best friend Patrick and Patrick handles the situation maturely and mentions it to Charlie's parents. Charlie's sister still hasn't forgiven him for it, but she'll learn eventually. They always do.
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