There can be many repercussions and consequences for blaming someone else for something you have done. There is always going to be guilt within yourself knowing that you blamed someone else, especially if you get away with it. Then you have to live with the guilt of that for the rest of your life, or until you admit to whatever it is that you blamed your friend or whoever it is you are blaming in the first place. In addition, you will more than likely lose your friend, as they will not want to be friends with someone who will blame everything on them, regardless of it being their fault or not. Lets say for example, Jake, Casey, and Katie all decide to go to the mall. After walking around the mall for some time, all three of them get bored, and decide to go back to Katie's house. When they get home, they all decide that they are still bored, and go for a walk. As they are walking around, Jake and Katie get the idea to teepee a house, since it is almost Halloween. Casey just sort of goes along with it, but again decides that ok, what is the harm in it? So they go back to Katie's house, get the necessary supplies and head out trying to decide which house to teepee. They decide on a retired couple, who Katie knows has gone out for the weekend. Katie and Jake start throwing the toilet paper at the tree, and Casey is telling them where they are missing spots on the tree. They are just about done, when all of sudden, there are car lights heading up the driveway. Throwing the toilet paper down, and running into the trees, Katie, Jake, and Casey look at each other in a panic. Then, they hear a car door slam, and footsteps go up the front steps and into the house. Thinking the coast is clear, all three sneak back in front of the house, only to find Mr. Richards, the neighbor standing there. Looking quite calm, he asks, "Who's idea was this?"
Katie and Casey look around, only to find that Jake has run off.
"Well, it was all Casey's idea Mr. Richards." I tried to tell him no, but he insisted on it."
Casey begins to argue, but Mr. Richards holds up his hand for silence.
"Well, Casey, I have known Katie for a lot longer than I have known you, so I am going to ask if you could please clean up this mess you have made, and I will let you go, with just a warning."
Looking deflated, Casey heads toward the tree and begins cleaning up, not speaking to Katie.
In the end, Katie and Casey's friendship diminishes, all because of being blamed for something he did not have an idea for.
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