Denial without accusation.......................

[10ClarionSt]

What do you make of that? Someone said that some stock had gone missing, then someone pipes up, well I haven't taken it. No-one even accused him or directed the comment at him. That seems a bit suspicious in itself. What do you think?

[Dris]

I think its exactly what I would have said to be honest.

[NoMercy]

They could have thought you were accusing them, or they could have been being humourous. I wouldn't read too much into it.

[donkeymike]

I never touched it honest

[Dris]

Yeah I agree NoM - I likely would have said 'so you can count me out' as well.

[looobylooo]

that kind of response annoys me a little sometimes ..

you can be saying something to someone and they say 'well its not my fault' ... and you say 'yeah i know its not your fault, i wasnt saying it was your fault .. i was just saying'!! .... grrrrr ... lol ...

[Prudie]

Bit like the old joke where the teacher asks the class who knocked down the walls of Jericho and little boy shouts out wasn't me sir.

[Jemisa]

No, I don't think it could be classed as suspicious, they perhaps might just want to get their point over first, I might be inclined to think that those that kept quiet would be suspicious. (Just my opinion)

jem

[Dris]

looby -I never saw it that way.
Suppose I cant be bothered with people who tiptoe around the issue by just making a throw away comment without accusation-so therefore I save them the bother by taking myself out the equation -makes it easier to whittle it down to the culprit :)

[looobylooo]

oh yeah i agree dris,
and ive probably done it myself too if i know im not the culprit.

but when i know im just saying something to someone, not even wanting an answer to it or accusing them, i dont see why they need to jump in and say 'its not my fault' cus theres no need...

oh ok, its just me i know ... lol ....

afterall they dont know im not wanting an answer or im not pointing a finger do they - and its only natural we want to remove ourselves from being doubted if we know we know we're not the culprit!

... soooo, i'll shurrup up then now shall i .. now ive talked utter rubbish! lol ... :o)

[janzman]

'The lady doth protest too much,methinks'- Hamlet Act III scene II.Often misquoted but meaning the more one protests ones innocence the the more likely ones guilt

[ttfn]

Some people might take silence as an admission of guilt. I would probably respond in the same fashion as the op states (or even worse if in a bad mood) ☺

[saxy_jag]

Some people always get blamed for stuff, whether they've done it or not. Maybe "well I haven't taken it" is a defence mechanism.

[Thomas]

It's always best to get in first and totally deny it. Just like on here, they don't have any proof.

[Dris]

Thomas dont think it was AB the OP was referring to unless ive missed something doughball:)