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Originally Posted by Tamerlain
As her brother, it's your job to protect her, even if it will make you uncomfortable.
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Protecting a person can also encompass things like protecting her honor, her dignity, and her respect.
And believe me, I'm all about protecting- 100%.
But who exactly are you helping by telling her, just so you can beat his ass? You're sure as shit not helping her. There's nothing to be done about the pics. They're out and they can't be taken back, and no amount of beaten-to-hell-and-back revenge is going to make them disappear from the internet.
Think about the impact of her knowing you know about this, and her having to face you, with that knowledge. She will likely feel ashamed, degraded, and as though you've lost respect for her, no matter how much you assert otherwise. You will have exposed a secret of
hers against her will. There is nothing to gain from doing so.
Unless you can tell yourself for certain that would not happen, protecting her in this case may have to suffice with being the better man, and letting
her secret remain
her secret.