GEN1488 The Jewish view for those who do not retain the dignity of another person is extremely severe.   When the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva (all great Torah scholars in their own right, as students of Rabbi Akiva) did not respect one another properly, they all died in a plague because of this sin. Yevamot 62b.  The Talmud Berachot 43b proves from the story of Tamar that it is better to die in a furnace than to embarrass someone.   Tamar was willing to die rather than reveal publicly that her father-in-law, Judah, had sexual relations with her.   (Of course, at the end, Tamar was able to convey to Judah who she was through a code, and he was thus not embarrassed.)   This concept was further demonstrated in a Talmudic story Ketubot 67b in which Mar Ukvah used to secretly supply food for a poor man.   One day, when the poor man sought to find out who was doing this great deed, rather than be “caught,” Mar Ukvah jumped into a furnace and burned his feet.  He later stated that it is preferable to be burned in a furnace than to embarrass anyone publicly.  AMEMEI 115