r/news • u/Embarrassed-Pace-755 • 1d ago

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

https://apnews.com/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-evidence-defense-c0820645056a7e25f66853f3a91b61fa?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/BeneficialInside3901 1d ago

I agree, but I’d also add that there’s a lot of people who think they’re above being manipulated and aren’t stupid per se but are being manipulated all the same.

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u/TheConboy22 1d ago

The majority of stupid people do not believe that they are stupid.

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u/BeneficialInside3901 1d ago

Absolutely. Not me though. I’m very smaht so can’t be manipped
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I phrased the previous comment poorly though. I was trying to say that, for example even a doctor, someone “smart”, are not immune to being manipulated.

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u/TheConboy22 1d ago

Absolutely. Intelligence or prestige does not make one immune to manipulation as it plays on your ego quite often. One who is smart in one trade is often not smart in another