The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: The enemy within

4) They’re a liar.

Well, this one’s pretty self-explanatory. Liars, by definition, tell lies. You can’t trust a liar. You need trust for a group to work.

But, for a slightly more in-depth analysis, let’s look at possibly the best example of just how bad having a liar in your group can be. If the picture above didn’t make it obvious, I’m speaking of Len from The Claimers.

Just for refresher, Len accused Daryl of stealing his half of a rabbit the two had been arguing about earlier in the day.

This would be one thing, if it weren’t for the fact that he knew stealing was a severely punishable offense amongst The Claimers; Daryl could have even been beaten to death for the crime.

Of course, Daryl had done no such thing, and Len had planted the rabbit in Daryl’s bag in the hope of framing him. When Daryl suggested just that, Len denied it, which, luckily for Daryl, Joe knew was a lie, and had Len beaten to death for it.

However, the fact remains, lying can easily get people killed in a zombie apocalypse, where sophisticated methods of determining the truth and finding evidence can often prove to be in scant supply. In some cases, all it may take is a really convincing lie/liar to get you or anyone else executed either by your own group or another group you might come across.

If you have a person with a propensity for the untruths, ditch them. You do not need such a cancerous personality in your group, as they’ll only make situations bad, and bad situations worse. Often such behavior is symptomatic of other personality flaws which, frankly, you just do not need. The sooner you’re rid of them, the better.

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