Reply #8: I worked for the govt. for a few years... [View All]

[Guy_Montag]

nothing sinister, just a research organisation, but enough to know I would vote for cock up over conspiracy every time.

After a cock up everyone's covering their back, people say things that they don't mean, just to avoid attention. The person with the slopiest shoulders wins the day.

This is why (as I've tried to explain to others on this board) the police keep quiet until they know the facts. Then they make a statement, because:

suppose the policeman who shot the guy today, did so with due cause, he's going to be covering his back as best he can, so you're not going to get much of use out of him while he's worried that he's just shot someone & he might lose his job, livlihood, family etc. Calm him down, find oout the facts then make a statement based on reality, rather than having to backtrack later.

I've seen people behave like this & all they've done is spent too much money on the wrong thing, let alone killed anyone.