Brendan

I have found that words such as tattle-tale, fink., snitch, etc. are generally used only when the reporter supposedly owes some loyalty to the violator, esp. when they are both in the inferior-status group & the rules are dictated by the superior group.

E.G. Have you ever heard anyone call a TEACHER a tattle-tale for reporting a student's misbehavior to the principal? Or if a child vandalizes Mrs. Jones' flower garden & she tells the police or parents, no one calls her one. But another *kid* who calls the cops does risk being called a fink.

In conclusion, are the rules OUR rules, or are they imposed on us?

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