Scapegoating
Assigning blame to an individual or group, thus alleviating feelings of guilt from responsible parties and/or distracting attention from the need to fix the problem for which blame is being assigned.
Scapegoating has been used throughout history as a means for people to move blame and responsibility away from themselves by attributing it to others (or to an object or event).
A scapegoat is the person or group made to bear the blame for or punished for those errors committed by others.
EXAMPLES:
- Robert Murat
- Paedophiles in Portugal
- Raymond Hewlett
- Victoria Beckham look-alike
- The "monster" who took Maddie
- Goncalo Amaral
- The British and Portuguese police (April/May 2010 McCann interviews)
- ...to a lesser degree, to any forum or individual who has spoken out against the inconsistencies in the McCann's version of their daughter's disappearance.
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