House does have a history of trying to stop sexual abuse. Hell, the whole reason he saw that Night Terrors kid in the first place was that he was worried the kid was being abused.
Hrm - I don't quite see it that way. House tells the fellows something along the lines of, 'This kid won't give us the answers. Why do you think I took this case in the first place?' during the DDX scene in Wilson's office. I will believe him at face value with that line since that strikes me as being very House. I will admit House does seem to carry a torch for patients being sexually abused, but it seems to be more along the lines of the fact that sexual abuse is usually an appaling idea and House likes the shock value of it. He also has an incredibly cynical view of humanity that leads him to doubt that a parent wouldn't be sexually abusing their child if it looks possible. None of that lends itself to equate to House's view of morals jor says anything about his code of ethics.
He doesn't seem to actively try to stop it. He points it out (and is usually wrong) for, again, shock value, and then leaves it for others to deal with if it ever happened to be true. I think back to the 'Socratic Method' where House doesn't call Child Services even though he knows his patient's son is a minor and the morally legal thing to do would be to set up appropriate housing for him. House doesn't seem the type to be that keen about stopping anything - reaching the diagnosis and then being down with the matter is more his style.
Personally, I don't think it's a stretch to say that a doctor who objects to sexual abuse in general would object to a colleague and friend fucking a patient.
Again, I disagree - at least in the case of House. I doubt very much that House would see Wilson as a sexual abuser. There's an implication there of a 'bad person' and for all that House harps upon Wilson's failings and pathologies, he does not see his friend as a bad or evil human being.
If he truly had a problem with the moral behind Wilson's choice, why wouldn't he report it? It's almost undebatable that House was hurt that Wilson moved out and lied to him; there's enough emotional fodder there for revenge if he truly took opposition to Wilson's choice in an ethical or moral or even legal sense.
Their fight right after House correctly identifies that Wilson is having sex with Grace consists of House badgering Wilson for being overly caring and marry the people about whom he overly cares and then harps that Wilson lied to him. None of that argument consisted of career ramifications or ethical complications.
my interpretation is that his motive is primarily to protect both Wilson and Grace from the consequences of Wilson's actions before those consequences get too bad.
I will agree with that, but only in the sense that House does not want to see Wilson pursue a fourth marriage that will self-destruct eventually - and with a woman who is dying. The question to that is why. Frankly the only answer I can come up with is because House has jealousy and possessive issues when it comes to Wilson - stronger than he did in S1 - and as to why that is true, HoYay seems to be a well-fitting answer (if not the only answer).
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Hrm - I don't quite see it that way. House tells the fellows something along the lines of, 'This kid won't give us the answers. Why do you think I took this case in the first place?' during the DDX scene in Wilson's office. I will believe him at face value with that line since that strikes me as being very House. I will admit House does seem to carry a torch for patients being sexually abused, but it seems to be more along the lines of the fact that sexual abuse is usually an appaling idea and House likes the shock value of it. He also has an incredibly cynical view of humanity that leads him to doubt that a parent wouldn't be sexually abusing their child if it looks possible. None of that lends itself to equate to House's view of morals jor says anything about his code of ethics.
He doesn't seem to actively try to stop it. He points it out (and is usually wrong) for, again, shock value, and then leaves it for others to deal with if it ever happened to be true. I think back to the 'Socratic Method' where House doesn't call Child Services even though he knows his patient's son is a minor and the morally legal thing to do would be to set up appropriate housing for him. House doesn't seem the type to be that keen about stopping anything - reaching the diagnosis and then being down with the matter is more his style.
Personally, I don't think it's a stretch to say that a doctor who objects to sexual abuse in general would object to a colleague and friend fucking a patient.
Again, I disagree - at least in the case of House. I doubt very much that House would see Wilson as a sexual abuser. There's an implication there of a 'bad person' and for all that House harps upon Wilson's failings and pathologies, he does not see his friend as a bad or evil human being.
If he truly had a problem with the moral behind Wilson's choice, why wouldn't he report it? It's almost undebatable that House was hurt that Wilson moved out and lied to him; there's enough emotional fodder there for revenge if he truly took opposition to Wilson's choice in an ethical or moral or even legal sense.
Their fight right after House correctly identifies that Wilson is having sex with Grace consists of House badgering Wilson for being overly caring and marry the people about whom he overly cares and then harps that Wilson lied to him. None of that argument consisted of career ramifications or ethical complications.
my interpretation is that his motive is primarily to protect both Wilson and Grace from the consequences of Wilson's actions before those consequences get too bad.
I will agree with that, but only in the sense that House does not want to see Wilson pursue a fourth marriage that will self-destruct eventually - and with a woman who is dying. The question to that is why. Frankly the only answer I can come up with is because House has jealousy and possessive issues when it comes to Wilson - stronger than he did in S1 - and as to why that is true, HoYay seems to be a well-fitting answer (if not the only answer).