The policeman is in no position to show remorse for his actions. Its people engage in little popular resistance which might compel the policeman to reconsider its attitude and perspective toward the world. So, the policeman need not take responsibility. Instead, he is free to mount a defensive; incapable of thinking of an alternative way to engage in police duties, if the leak comes with real repercussions, the world can count on a brutish response that will be argued as proportional to the damage incurred by the leak.
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