GOSSIP

Some people DO know. They were there, right in the mix. It's sad however, when they talk SO much that they raise suspicion about their own participation, innocence, and integrity. Sometimes people don't realize that the whole time they are talking, listeners are hearing what they are NOT saying, loudly and clearly.

It's sad when one fails to realize that the resolution of a matter in another person's life, actually silenced suspicion about, and derailed an investigation of one's OWN life. Not knowing when to shut up is a pitiful affliction.
It's one thing if you're under oath, or it's a matter of life or death, but if it's just for the sake of perpetuating juicy gossip, never be so eager to share what you know about another person's life. Some people run to their OWN interrogation.

Every seemingly great opportunity for exposure isn't so great. Some invitations are a set up. They don't want to ask you about THEM, they want to confirm their suspicions about YOU. Can you be trusted? Are you loyal; faithful? Are you a purveyor of confusion and strife? What will you do with sensitive information? Never be too zealous to help destroy another person in some sick quest for popularity, that you forget your OWN past, and your own need for mercy. Instead of crying aloud about the wrong in another person's life, and the justice you think they deserve, sometimes it would be best to shut up before all that crying brings attention you'd rather do without. When you've dodged a bullet, it makes sense to get out of the line of fire, instead of jumping up and down and screaming about the bullet that actually hit and wounded someone else. Bullets have been known to ricochet. It's one thing to be truthful. It's another to gossip under the guise of sharing pertinent information.