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I've always heard it called a 'rabbit' [1], but I like 'sacrifficial jerk' and will probably use that from now on. 1. http://radartest.com/Top-5-Tips.asp http:

I've always heard it called a 'rabbit' [1], but I like 'sacrifficial jerk' and will probably use that from now on. 1. http://radartest.com/Top-5-Tips.asp http://radartest.com/Top-5-Tips.asp

WaxProlix 9y ago
We always called this guy the 'red herring', to throw off cops.
- dzhiurgis 9y ago
  We call it a horse in Lithuanian, because it's always in front of the carriage. And no, we don't use horses anymore.
- mitchty 9y ago
  We called them designated decoys where I grew up.
libria 9y ago
We call this guy "lightning rod". Interesting how we've all identified this actor with different but essentially synonymous terms.
pstuart 9y ago
My term for this is "minesweeper"