Children and being a "snitch"

[shazeep]

well, i think a concept of "tattle-tales" has prolly been around since forever, and the tension between gleefully telling on someone else to indirectly elevate self v dutifully revealing sin after having first approached the sinner in private might be illuminated in your example; no kid will likely come to you about one of your children's playground infractions--they will take the info to the proctor, yes?