Reply #3: He didn't ignore it. He turned in his badge. [View All]

He knew she was in the wrong. But he left it to someone else to mete out the consequences. Because he would be the one to have to live with his sister and the ramifications.

Never did he say he felt his sister should not be punished. Just that he would not be the one to do it. In his mind it was best that she be punished by someone not related to her. In doing so she still received what she should have as punishment, and he maintains peace in the home.

Ignoring it would have been to turn a blind eye to his sister's behavior and keep on being the monitor.

Sounds like consistency in what he was taught to me....that being, to prize your familial ties. And he did so in a way that was honorable.

Cronyism implies that someone you favor benefits from something you've done. Exactly how did Valerie benefit from his actions? She still got punished.