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Another, of course speculative, motivation may have been that the destroyed records could have thrown existing land ownership into legal doubt. EDIT: The artic
by dded 13y ago
Another, of course speculative, motivation may have been that the destroyed records could have thrown existing land ownership into legal doubt.
EDIT: The article speculates a cover-up. I'm speculating a make-this-messy-problem-go-away action, perhaps by someone who'd have to deal with the mess as opposed to someone who'd be embarrassed by it. On the other hand, I'm not denying that it's a cover-up.
- Major_Grooves 13y agoIsn't that what the article itself speculates?
- mandlar 13y ago"My suspicion is that in and amongst all those now destroyed records, was a paper trail associated with one or more now-prominent, politically connected NC families that found its wealth and success through theft, intimidation, and outrageous corruption."
- bbllee 13y agoThe article focuses on the potential harm to one or more prominent families' reputations; as you deduce, this kind of evidence would not only harm reputations but may also complicate land ownership.
- username42 13y agoOr some documents about alien first contacts.