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Re:I found my father living on the street by robotresearcher on Thursday November 05, 2015 @04:02PM (#10516099)
> He had made some self-destructive statements... > ... he made some more self-destructive statements

It wasn't a lie.

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Re:I found my father living on the street by thaumasiotes on Thursday November 05, 2015 @04:59PM (#10516408)
How is that relevant at all? It could have been a lie. The police would never know.

http://dilbert.com/strip/2013-03-07

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Re:I found my father living on the street by LordKano on Thursday November 05, 2015 @05:26PM (#10516579)
It could have been a lie but it wasn't.

We can play that game all day.

Even if the cops had heard him, the doctors who treated him wouldn't know if the cops were lying.

The judge, who had the final say about extending his observation beyond three days couldn't have known if I, the other friend, the cops, the paramedics and the doctors were lying.

There is often more nuance to real-life situations than "I contend that I didn't say that. He can't prove that I did say it."

Namely, my friend needed help. It was obvious to everyone, except him.

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