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Originally posted by Sparhawk
When my friends do something morally reprehensible, I tell them very straightforwardly: "Look, I'm not going to make you face the music or anything, you know in your heart that what you did was wrong. I'm not going to tell the other party, but I am absolutely NOT going to lie for you."
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I call it "calling them on their bullshit". I expect the same treatment from them.
In this situation I would have a really tough time making the call. It's fairly difficult either way. The question it comes down to is one of personal integrity. I will not allow someone else, even my friends, to abuse my trust so that I violate my own personal standards. They know what they can ask me to do and what they can't. If they don't want me making their life miserable as a result, they make sure I don't find out about it. Or they try to, anyway. I have a knack for putting little pieces of things together. In this case I would have been very clear that the friend could not expect me to assist them by lying or assisting them in a coverup. They made the choice and get to live with the consequences. If asked, I would have told the truth. I'm not sure I would have volunteered it though.
Veritas en Lux!
Jimmy The Hutt