The "might" in my sentence was a nod
to the fact you're correct he does have that duty. A pattern of speech. As in... "he might have A, but he doesn't have B".
Maybe Persimmon will turn out to be another Carillion, but then my mates 1 month old baby might turn out to be another Jimmy Savile but it probably isn't fair to treat him like that until he does.
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eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Sun 21 Oct 2018, 22:00,
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No, your mate is a wrong'un, and his baby is a chip off the old block. Preemptive retribution is the only way.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Sun 21 Oct 2018, 22:32,
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Lol he is a wrong'un,
and I reckon it's odds on his kid will be the world's most prolific sex offender by the time he's 13, but we mustn't preempt that.
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eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Sun 21 Oct 2018, 23:20,
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