Knowledge is Power

Knowing is half the battle right? I think not. It seems as though the knowledge of other people and their feelings can be used to inflict pain and suffering. So why? Why would someone use the intimate knowledge of someone to bring suffering? Why take the time to learn about someone and I dare say learn to love them, just to turn around and stab them in the back? People open themselves up to different levels, some are closed off and put up walls. When these people open up to someone that they feel that they can trust its a great big deal to them. Can you imagine that some people can actually betray that trust and hurt them anyway? It may not be so bad when its not done intentionally, but that is not what I am talking about. This is a crime of anger in the heat of a moment, the hurtful things that are said but not thought about. That damn brain to mouth filter disabled in the blindness of the moment. I think that the proper phrase is not "knowing is half the battle", but instead "Knowledge is Power".