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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 a
by darkpuma 8y ago
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.
- jjoonathan 8y agoEven calling it "clever" or attributing it to spycraft is a stretch. Kids learn to "play dumb" before they learn to form complete sentences.
- darkpuma 8y agoThat'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!"