that my friend’s boyfriend was seeing someone else. I
kept quiet about it because I didn’t want to hurt my friend.
A few weeks later, someone else told her about the two-
timing—and I told her I knew about it. She felt deceived,
not only by her boyfriend, but by me, too. And those
deceptions ruined her relationship with her boyfriend and
our friendship.
Silent lies can also happen between strangers. Imagine
you’re at a diner. When the server hands you your
check, you notice that she made a mistake, charging
you $12.58 instead of $15.58. But you don’t tell her.
Instead, you pay the amount on the check, plus a tip
based on that amount, and pocket the difference.
These silent lies can cause as much harm as those told
with words. They can even have devastating, serious
consequences. That’s why the law should not only
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