I’ve noticed a tad bit of grade-inflation in the use of the word
\n“mastermind<\/strong>” in describing criminals. One local broadcast
\nthis week used the term to describe a teenage lout who convinced two
\nof his peers to rob a drugstore (actually THE drugstore) in a small
\ntown in rural West Virginia. Since everybody knows everybody else
\nin this particular town — and the trio of louts left a clear trail
\nof footprints in the snow — all were apprehended shortly after the
\nfact. I think we need some kind of minimum level of competence for
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