Comment by freeopinion

This is not a new discussion, of course, but has been examined many times over. Individual people make decisions that no rational individual would make. People also make mistakes. Sometimes people get it wrong. Sometimes group dynamics make it more challenging to get it right. But that's a bit like arguing, "It's not my fault I ran that person over. I was drunk at the time."

Should "The Ox-bow Incident" be required reading in high school?