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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
in your scenario
the maccanns did something that they now regret, they and the other people thought it was ok at the time - it turned out to be a mistake in that specific situation
Take away the man or woman who snatched the child and there is no danger.
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"Sorry officer, when I was hurtling down the country road at 100mph and overtook a tractor on a blind corner, I honestly thought it was OK at the time. Take away that family hatchback coming the other way that I forced off of the road, or that tree that they hit, or their tank full of petrol that exploded... and there was no danger. Am I free to go?"
The assumed outcome... hell, even the ACTUAL outcome of an act... has absolutely no bearing on whether or not that action was stupid.
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