Being a tattletale and being a whistle-blower is like the difference between justice and vengeance. Justice and whistle-blowing come from the mind, from reason, when it is justified to stop one's actions. Tattletales and vengeance come from emotion, from the heart, judgment is clouded. When one is a tattletale, they are one seeking revenge based on previous wrongs committed directly or indirectly. They allow their emotions, often pride, get the best of them and they lose control of reason. They lose control on the fact that by being a "rat," they could really hurt something close to them. Being a rat is for the betterment of the "rat," to settle an old score. When you are a rat, judgement is clouded, and you tattle for personal gain. Not the betterment of society. That is what makes a person a rat. Letting their tattling come from their emotions, and personal gain.
Being a whistle blower is like justice. One sees a problem, and one figures they have the power to fix it. So, they do fix it. However, a whistle blower weighs the options and thinks about it, like justice, it comes from the mind. They realize that it is for the needs of society that it be fixed, not their own personal gain. If a small child tattles on his brother because his brother hit him or something. The reasoning is purely to see his brother get yelled at by mom (I know, I did it plenty of times to my older brother). That is driven completely by a desire for gain. When someone tells an officer about illegal activity, they stand nothing to gain, so it is whistle blowing. Whistle blowing comes from reason, being a rat comes from greed, and emotion. Not reason.
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What you are saying as a traitor and a tattletale is not completely right, but not completely wrong either. If you say that a traitor is clouded by the mind, then what does that make Terry. Because of his brother's death, he was able to testify against the mob. It was because of his own personal reason that he did that, but he also thought of the complete picture and not just his own self. Because of this, we can see him both as a traitor and as a whistle blower. But, he seems like a whistle blower for standing up for others and not just for himself. He stood up for the union even when they looked down upon him. He was able to change them, mend them, and removed power from the mob bosses. That is a true moral crusader. Even though he put his own personal feelings into it, he was still a moral crusader because he thought of both the union of himself. What do you think QUINN?
You used a very interesting analogy to help describe the difference between a whistle-blower and a "rat". I definitely agree that when one is a rat, there actions are motivated by their heart, like you said. However, that does not necessarily mean that there is NO reason behind what they are doing. At the same time, I agree that being a whistle-blower, the choice is driven by reason, but at the same time, that does not mean that they stand NOTHING to gain from their decision.
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