Ethical Debate: You caught someone having an affair, would you tell on them?

Oh Darcy, that's a hard one. Theoretically, I would confront the cheater directly. Depending on whether it was a parent, friend, friend's spouse, sibling's spouse, someone I hated or a coworker that conversation would be difficult at best.

I can't keep a secret, so letting them know directly would relieve that burden. Based on the specific situation, I might go further, but it all depends on that initial conversation. Practice the "Golden Rule" whenever possible.

Unless I was related to the person being cheated on, or the person being cheated on was an extremely close friend, I would keep my mouth shut. By this time in my life, I have seen too many weird relationships to know when to interfere.

No way, that's not my business. That's THEIR business, not mine...and people find out about stuff all on their own, without your help.

I would not tell the one being cheated on until AFTER I talked to the cheater and gave them enough time to talk to their partner. I would ONLY tell the other person if they were a close friend or close relative. I would do this because they are close to me and I want them to have the very best.

I would also be able to help them through this process. I wouldn't tell anyone else because I believe it's not appropriate for me to get involved. I have no connection to them.

I would do it "publicly" meaning I'd tell them who I was (not anonymously).

It really would depend on why the affair happened in the first place. People tend to make mistakes sometimes.

All depends on the person. You would think that one should tell at the least there friend but not everyone can handle that kind of issue and sometime things can go really bad. I would rather confront the one who is cheating a put the responsibility in their hand before I intervene.

I would tell on a person only if they were cheating on my friend or someone I loved I would tell on a person if I hated them.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.