Can there be such a thing as a "Noble" Lie? (user search)
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« on: August 04, 2008, 10:44:28 PM »

Generally no, though I can see cases where it might work. An excellent example comes from The Dark Knight (obvious spoilers ahead if you somehow haven't seen the movie yet.)





































Near the end, Batman asks the police chief to blame all of Harvey Dent's killings on him. The concept behind it is rather similar to the case here. I suppose many might still consider it wrong considering it's a good guy being blamed, even if he requested it. However consider if instead they had all simply been blamed on the Joker. Would anyone really be bothered by that?
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