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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dessert Nomad" data-source="post: 7522955" data-attributes="member: 6976536">The flip side of that is that I can say those words and only those words if:I paid or ordered someone else to murder John Smith. I didn't do it myself, so I can truthfully say I didn't do it.I told someone violent than John Smith insulted them, which led to a duel where he died.I don't consider killing him murder, I consider it an accident or self defense or otherwise justified.I was under the effects of a compulsion spell, which means it wasn't 'murder' as I had no intent of my own.I used something to wipe the memory of killing him, for example I did the deed but had a friendly illusionist wipe the memory afterwards.On the flip side, asking a question like "Did you kill John Smith" could require me to answer yes if:He attacked me and I defended myself against the attack.He was injured by someone else and I tried to save him, but failed.We were long-time partners, I drifted away from him, then he got sick or killed himself later, and I blame myself for it.I was under the effects of a mind affecting spell and compelled to do it.Teaching your mooks and co-conspirators some basic legal theory and precise vocabulary could really throw a wrench into that kind of questioning. And this isn't just made up for the game, there have been real life cases where someone 'confessed' to a murder but the confession was thrown out because they were just blaming themselves for not doing enough for a sick relative.</blockquote>

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