There's a mistake (painting the wrong building), and there are "mistakes", like Fast and Furious[1]. Doing something extremely risky in a half-assed manner and

There's a mistake (painting the wrong building), and there are "mistakes", like Fast and Furious[1]. Doing something extremely risky in a half-assed manner and chalking it up to a "mistake" is just trying to shirk responsibility. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal