Lying!

I think that it is a fact that everyone tells little white lies. It may be to get out of a situation, for example i cant come out tonight have got to wash my hair or got the flu!Or a lie can be used to ensure that you do not offend someone. For example I can i tell a close friend that top dont look right on you, however someone i donot really know i would not feel so comfortable being so honest with them, id just say it looks ok!http://www.blifaloo.com/info/lies.php is a site that tells you the tell tale signs to look for to see if someone is lying to you.

However lies that are used to manipulate a person or situation or get someone in serious trouble is bad and i would argue not acceptable. An extreme example is the mother of Shannon Matthews.A woman who has alledgedly lied to the media,the law,friends, family and neighbours by stating that her daughter went missing when in fact she knew where she was. Many believed she did it for financial gain, for example for every story she had printed in the newspaper!

www.independent.co.uk/Matthews is a link to an article for those that maynot have read about the incident in detail.