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I mean, you can truthfully say "even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you".
by jbay808 5y ago
I mean, you can truthfully say "even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you".
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoThis invites much more opportunity for speculation on the person hunting a vulnerable person that you’re trying to protect. This is precisely what someone would say if they were avoiding lying but are trying to cover for a vulnerable person.
- Thorrez 5y agoIt's also the sort of thing that someone would say who wants waste the time of an evil government to delay them from carrying out their plans.
- kayodelycaon 5y agoAn evil government would just drag them out of their house.
- Thorrez 5y agoIf everyone on the street did it it would cause significant problems for the government.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoWhy would you try to waste the time of someone who has murderous intent? I think you might have lost the plot a little bit.
- Thorrez 5y agoBy wasting their time, they can't spend as much time murdering other people. Maybe you know your next door neighbor is running an underground railroad, and you want to distract from that.
- clort 5y agoAlas the first part "even if I knew" when you know that you do know, is not truthful..
- dTal 5y agoAnd if you were not sheltering Maria, you could truthfully say "no", and would probably do so. The discrepancy in behavior is as good as a "yes'.