Since these families felt that they had "lost face and [didn't want to] air the family's dirty laundry in public," family members worked together to keep the secret and did not take the initiative in providing this information to others.
基於「自覺丟臉、家醜不外揚」和「別人會看不起你」等原因，受刑人家庭通常辛苦地合力守著這個秘密，不主動告訴別人。