Kindness Has Limits When It Comes To Lying, Readers Say [The Question]

Patch readers weighed in on the age-old white-lie debate, and the verdict landed somewhere in the middle: softening the truth to spare feelings is generally fine, but lies that manipulate, cover up wrongdoing, or spread through public forums cross a clear line. From reassuring a shaky cook to calling out politicians who fabricate claims, readers drew the boundary at whether the fib causes real harm.