Dear Prudence.... OMG, What Would YOU Do?

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Last night I was on the internet just browsing around checking out the news of what's going on in our world and came upon Dear Prudence article which runs once a week like Dear Ann does every day. Now I could be wrong about that, Dear Prudence may run every day too but I see it every now and then so I really don't know how often they run their articles BUT, the point I'm trying to reach is this, the very last article or letter to her had me FLOORED!! Here's a copy of it: Dear Prudence, My brother is schizophrenic and has a violent history. He abused me when we were growing up, and even tried to kill my little brother one night when he was hearing things. Years ago, when I was 18, my brother and I were driving around when we saw a hitchhiker. We picked him up and took him back to our house. My mom was away that night. I left them drinking beers and talking in the living room when I went to bed. The next day, the hitchhiker was gone. I asked my brother where the man went. He said he took the hitchhiker to the park down the street from our house, and the hitchhiker left. I had an uneasy feeling, like maybe my brother did or said something that creeped the guy out, but maybe something else happened. My brother now is on medication, living in a halfway house, and doing much better. Through the years, I've wondered whether my brother actually snapped and killed the hitchhiker. As far as I know, there was never anything on the news about a body being found. I just told my husband my concern, and he thinks I'm crazy for thinking it. But he didn't grow up with my brother. So how do I ask my brother if he murdered the hitchhiker? —Uneasy Dear Uneasy, If your letter contained some details, such as "Ever since that night, my brother has worn a human thumb on a chain around his neck" or "The next day my brother said he spilled a ton of ketchup on the living-room rug and asked me to help get the stains out," I would consider that your speculation might have some merit. Schizophrenia is a horrible disease, and your whole family suffered because of your brother's illness, to say nothing of his own agony. However, there is absolutely nothing to indicate anything untoward happened to the hitchhiker. It is not surprising that a stranger you took into your house was gone in the morning, although it's a little more surprising that the television didn't vanish with him. Speaking of television, you have been watching way too much CSI. It is wonderful that your brother is stable and doing better, and you are to be admired for continuing to have a relationship with him, despite the pain he put you through as a girl. Don't ruin what you have now by accusing him of something awful that he didn't do. —Prudie [i]What a letter to write and what a thought to have on ones mind!!!!!! OUCH!!!! Now if you were in this guys shoes, what would you do? I think I'd have to ask my brother BUT with a ton of people in the next room just in case he attacks. Here's the link to the article:[/i] NOT A REFERRAL LINK But a link to this article! http://www.slate.com/id/2237217/?GT1=38001