Oh, I believe Snape needed to get Lupin to resign (He wasn't fired, as you said) but he didn't need to tell the entire student body, effectively outing him to the entire Wizarding World. There was no big brouhaha (there is in fanfic, I'm sure), but Lupin does say that the real reason that he resigned was that he had done something that he couldn't countenance and couldn't risk it happening again,whether or not Snape had revealed him.
Legally, recklessness refers to a willingness to knowingly expose others to extreme risk. I think Lupin's mind overloaded, and remember, he was also trying to prevent Sirius getting kissed and Pettigrew's escape. He did act in a deeply irresponsible manner, and he should have resigned, but as someone with chronic allergy triggered temporal lobe seizures (I often attack people violently while having them, and once broke a girl's arm. I'm also prone to extreme self harm)there are times when I forget something stupid, usually in times of crisis. Last time that happened was four years ago, but I understand the difference between being overwhelmed, and being reckless.
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Date: 2008-09-05 06:58 am (UTC)Legally, recklessness refers to a willingness to knowingly expose others to extreme risk. I think Lupin's mind overloaded, and remember, he was also trying to prevent Sirius getting kissed and Pettigrew's escape. He did act in a deeply irresponsible manner, and he should have resigned, but as someone with chronic allergy triggered temporal lobe seizures (I often attack people violently while having them, and once broke a girl's arm. I'm also prone to extreme self harm)there are times when I forget something stupid, usually in times of crisis. Last time that happened was four years ago, but I understand the difference between being overwhelmed, and being reckless.