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The Hanlon Dodge! > By shifting blame from a locus where it would be attributed to malice, to one where it can plausibly be attributed to incompetence, the sev
by zachrose 10y ago
The Hanlon Dodge!
> By shifting blame from a locus where it would be attributed to malice, to one where it can plausibly be attributed to incompetence, the severity of penalties incurred is lowered.
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- zzalpha 10y agoSuggestion: start going to murder trials. Every time someone gets sentenced to manslaughter instead of murder, shout "the Hanlon Dodge!". I'm sure the judge will appreciate your insight into jurisprudence.