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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by s_q_b on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @10:16AM (#10226738)
Once authority figures make a decision, they fear backing down from it, because they (unfortunately often correctly) believe that doubling down will force the far less well-funded citizen to fold, usually in exchange for a less severe "punishment."
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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by ojgeojgaew on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @10:34AM (#10226877)
This isn't limited to authority figures. Most people, when faced with evidence that they were publicly wrong, try to save face by doubling down on their original convictions.
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