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Re:Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by Its Own ... by darkpuma on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:23PM (#19099450)
But never forget that malice does exist, and the clever malicious will often conceal their malice behind a veil of plausible stupidity.

For instance, "Oops I accidentally forgot my briefcase full of classified documents on the bus" is as old as spycraft itself.

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Re:Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by Its Own ... by jjoonathan on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @11:21PM (#19102976)
Even calling it "clever" or attributing it to spycraft is a stretch. Kids learn to "play dumb" before they learn to form complete sentences.
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Re:Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by Its Own ... by darkpuma on Thursday February 07, 2019 @12:57PM (#19106931)
That's right. Even very dumb criminals will often plead that they were dumb, not malicious, even when the circumstances of their capture make such an explanation ludicrous.

"I'm sorry sir, I kicked in your front door and started looking for cash and valuables because I was drunk and thought it was my house! I made a huge mistake!"

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