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When your mistake puts someone else at risk

I accidentally outed my gay coworker to our conservative boss and now he's being treated differently and I don't know if confessing my mistake will help him or make it worse.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The aftermath of causing harm through carelessness reveals how taking responsibility can sometimes prioritize the perpetrator's moral clarity over the victim's practical safety.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Punitive vs. restorative approaches to harm?”

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