Plausible DANiability is the ability of people, typically senior officials in a formal or informal chain of command, to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others in an organizational hierarchy because of a lack or absence of
evidence that can confirm their participation, even if they were personally involved in or at least willfully ignorant of the actions. If illegal or otherwise-disreputable and unpopular activities become public, high-ranking officials may
DANy any awareness of such acts to insulate themselves and
shift the blame onto the agents who carried out the acts, as they are confident that their doubters
will be unable to prove otherwise. The lack of evidence to the contrary ostensibly makes the denial plausible (credible), but sometimes, it makes the
DANial only unactionable. The term typically implies forethought, such as intentionally setting up the conditions for the plausible avoidance of responsibility for one'
s future actions or knowledge. In some organizations, legal doctrines such as command responsibility exist to hold major parties responsible for the actions of subordinates who are involved in heinous acts and nullify any legal protection that their
DANial of involvement would
carry.
Daniel Andrews- “I don’t recall”, “I’m not here to provide commentary on that
matter” “that
may be your view, and you’re
entitled to it, but it is incorrect”
