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malthaussen

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30. The weasel words are "If they misbehave," or "if they break the law."

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #14)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:20 PM

18 hrs ago

Also "If it becomes necessary." Basically, any "if" statement gives them room to wriggle out. You or I may say "Hey, they just shot a defenseless man lying on the sidewalk in the back" is a crime, but they can obfuscate and qualify and weasel their way out, if they want to.

So the question becomes whether the will is there to actually carry out their threats, or if it's just optics. Since these days, almost everything is just optics, I'm skeptical.

-- Mal

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