[Video]

[cadbane]

What do you do to a friend who betrayed your trust?

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[Video]

[chocobosnap]

Forgive them!

[He offers a nervous little smile, but it's an easy answer. Keeping his friend is more important than some hurt feelings.]

[Video]

[cadbane]

No matter what they did?

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[chocobosnap]

Yeah. No matter how bad it is, if you don't then you l-lose your friend too.

[He looks a little more serious.]

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[learned_to_die]

It depends greatly on the manner and depth of their betrayal, as well as their motivation. There are certain things that are unforgivable, while others may be granted leniency.

[video]

[cadbane]

That's true. Case by case basis, although some are more forgiving than others.

[learned_to_die]

Yes, such is the way of life and the variety of inhabitants it provides.

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[youfool]

Mm, depends on the nature of the act. Outright malevolence warrants a different response than, say, one being blackmailed, or conflicting philosophy.

[Video]

[cadbane]

What would you personally do in each case?

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[youfool]

The former, heh, would prompt a reevaluation of said friendship, if they felt so black towards one. If they were pushed into it and held at metaphorical gunpoint, well, charity would be warranted. The latter depends on what the ideal was. If I became a crank or engaged in a bit of folly, and their "betrayal" was tantamount to a stab of sanity, it'd be hard to hold much against them for acting in one's best moral interests.

In every case, however, forgiveness is a mandatory remedy should they honestly wish it.

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[specialist_snowflake]

Why are you asking such a deeply personal question? To the public at large, no less.

[Video]

[cadbane]

I dealt with such a matter a while back.

Now? It's just curiosity on what other people would have done.

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[morethanthis]

depends on what they did?

[Video];

[cadbane]

How about impersonation, ruining your reputation and getting the law after you for things you did not do?

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[orlokbutterfly]

Shank 'em.

[A+ advice.]

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[cadbane]

No negotiations?

[video]

[spacepeterpan]

[Oh, hello, you look like a proper alien, for a change! ...although the question does put a bit of a damper on his enthusiasm.]

S'pose it depends what you mean by "betrayed your trust," and what you mean by "friend."

[After all, he has friends whose totally unexpected betrayal he'd probably consider a metric of how badly they need his help, and he has friends who've super predictably tried to murder him more times than he can count. You really can't put them both in the same bin.]

Although I'm guessing you mean "friend" a bit loosely. ..you didn't say "with," you said "to," so, sounds to me you've already decided they're... expendable.

[There might just be a hint of "therefore I'll be keeping an eye on you" in there, but then again, the video's not exactly locked to keep out law enforcement personnel, so egregious revenge would be pretty ill-advised anyway.]

[cadbane]

This is an old story about an old friend. I'm merely curious on how others would handle such a situation.

As for what they did, they impersonated me by using my name and reputation then got the law after me for their crimes.

[captain_by_the_book]

It depends on the circumstances, but trust once lost is hard to regain.

[cadbane]

That much is very true.

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[chicken_kun]

Kick his ass? I mean, duh.

Unless you're not that stupid and are just passive-aggressively calling him out on the phone in which case, there's probably a good reason he did whatever he did.

[cadbane]

It's already long been done. I'm not asking for advice here.

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[trivialization]

[Only thing on video is the front cover of Le Comte de Monte-Cristo]

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[cadbane]

What are you showing me?

[He has no idea.]

[ Video ]

[eternal_sailormoon]

Well, you should probably figure out why they did that.

If they were really your friend, they've got to have a good reason, right?

[ Video ]

[cadbane]

They did it to further themselves by taking the easy yet clumsy way of using my name and reputation and pretending it was their own.