Scapegoat

[Dick Knights Mumm]

The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. The rite is described in Leviticus 16.

Since this goat, carrying the sins of the people placed on it, is sent away to perish [1], the word "scapegoat" has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes, or sufferings of others, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes.

From Wikipedia.

Examples.

Speaker. Although in this case - not an innocent.

 

[skipper734]

About to stand down. Bring back Betty.

 

[siclean]

order, i say order now, order order ...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[drew]

Martin isn't a scapegoat, he will be the thin end of the wedge. Start the cull at the top and work your way down.

 

[beorhthelm]

as i understand it, his office is responsible for the expenses rules and the interpretation of them. so not really a scapegoat, he presided over the whole debacle, with people under his authority agree to the claims and more recently blocking attempts at reform. i heard one of his backers say something along the lines of there are so many claims made and such a small team, how can you expect him to know what was happening. Thats bollocks of course, at the very least makes him incompetant.

 

[Man of Harveys]

The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Is this about the Blooms? :slightlyracist:

 

[Lady Bracknell]

It's a strange beast is the Scapegoat...