“As a Christian person, you have to stand by your friends,

Oh.

Edit: ugh I just know I'm going to get pissy if people assume things so I'll mention I'm a prison abolitionist so I don't think people who do bad things should be thrown away, but that's also not what he's saying here.

My oh is about the idea that it's christian or otherwise 'virtuous' to assume your friends are incapable of doing bad things.