Because they get spread around from person to person faster than any other thing does. They can affect each other in many ways. It can make others lose trust in each other. It makes you turn against your friends and family. And you can have yours or others feelings hurt and that starts a chain reaction of rumors. And we all know that rumors hurt everybody in many ways. My family has many rumors that have been spread about where I am at right now. They have said that I am in jail or am locked up. They have no idea where I am at. My parents have been protecting me from everybody’s opinion.