• THERE IS A GIRL IN YOUR CLASS WHO TOLD YOU
SECRETLY THAT HER FATHER HITS HER AND
HURTS HER. SHE SHOWED YOU A BRUISE ON HER
BACK, BUT ASKED YOU NEVER TO TELL ANYONE.
IF YOURE A GOOD CITIZEN, SHOULD YOU KEEP
YOUR FRIENDS SECRET? IF SO, WHY? IF NOT,
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ABOUT IT?
Answers
Answer:
Investigation of potential incidents of child abuse is a critical
and sensitive matter. Protection of children and fairness to
parents are complementary, not mutually exclusive ends.
Balancing these interests is a very difficult and challenging
law enforcement responsibility.
It is an important part of the investigative process that physical
and sexual abuse of children not be camouflaged as accidental
injury. To determine whether a child’s injuries are accidental
or intentional requires careful investigation, and this guide
provides many practical pointers toward .
you should keep it a secret and get some help secretly.
Since, her father might be having a kind of job where you can't help but you can see her (ex : her father is a politician). Tell and not keeping it as a secret will risk your and mainly her life so it's better to keep it a secret between you both.
As a good citizen, since it's a crime to child abuse so, I would try to get some help, i.e I'll tell my parents about it and ask them for help.