How do people get away with saying "I made a mistake" when in fact they have willfully misbehaved, attempted to deceive, and then gotten caught?
It’s a mistake when you forget to adjust your alarm clock for daylight savings, or show up for an appointment on the wrong day.
Lying, cheating, stealing, doping, etc. are willful acts, usually committed with the intention (by public figures, certainly) of not getting caught.
They are not mistakes at all. They are willful acts with a built in calculation to deceive.
And yet, more and more frequently, people who get caught claim that they “made a mistake”.
Why do they get away with this?
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