Excuses Excuses, excuses There is an arson attack in at least three schools every day.
Malicious vandalism is now the biggest cause of railway accidents.
Trees and shrubs planted in memory of the Dunblane victims were stolen within days from the local cemetery. 1000 doctors a year are assaulted by their patients. Nursing is now regarded as Britain's most dangerous profession with one nurse in three, compared with one policeman in four, suffering an act of violence in accident and emergency units. In other words, they evade moral judgments and, therefore, moral actions, by making excuses. The book goes on to list the 11 most common excuses.