User blog comment:AnimationFan15/Fanfiction - Loudcasts/@comment-31199313-20170402013359

I think one of the reasons why the trope doesn't work is because of settings. I can imagine someone becoming an outcast for something like this in a town or village, but an entire city? If anything, a city is too far spread out for the effects to reach as far as they do, so they'd most likely just be pariahs in their home community. Any further, you're bound to catch apathy. (Or I missed an important detail.)

Second, did it really take Lincoln several days to wash the blood off his hands?

Third, what do Lynn Sr. and Rita have to say about this?