LEV518 However, if one surmises that nothing constructive will result from informing other people what was done, then it is forbidden to tell them. For example, if the people to whom one wants to report the offense are themselves wrongdoers, who have committed similar offenses against others at times and do not consider such behavior sinful at all, then one should refrain from sharing any such information with them. Aside from the fact that nothing constructive will result from his report, it could also lead to a disastrous outcome, for the listeners may approach the one who stole, cheated, or humiliated and tell him what was said about him, and thus violate the negative commandment of לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְ רָכִיל֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ, “Do not go as a talebearer among your nation” (Leviticus 19:16). Such incidents frequently result in terrible disputes as well. In particular, if there is a possibility that reporting the information could lead to malshinus (informing), Heaven forbid, then even if all of the conditions above are fulfilled, it is forbidden to relate any of the information.