Re: [OT] Murder in New York

On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:19:09 +1300, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 15/12/24 05:09, Paul S Person wrote:

On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:32:17 +1300, Titus G Trump <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:
 

On 14/12/24 05:30, Paul S Person wrote:

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My solution is simpler: the person at the top is /always/ responsible
[1]. Unless he was active in supervising the organization and this was
hidden from him.
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[1] This is a common trope, whether by Pres Truman ("The buck stops
here", pointing to his desk or perhaps the Oval Office) to Star Trek
VI, where Kirk agrees that, as Captain, he is responsible for what
happened. So why does the buck /not/ stop at the top dog in these
cases?

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Perhaps because one is fiction with a message and the other is reality?

 
Truman isn't fiction.

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He certainly accepted responsibility for use of atomic bombing of Japan.
I do not know of his record of other matters. The buck does stop "in
these cases", but nowadays it stops in the top dogs' bank accounts.
Didn't Truman also become somewhat rich as President?

I have no idea.

But, if he did, that means he /wasn't/ rich when he became President.
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