In Silicon Valley, of course, they have a term for this kind of behavior.

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This kind of behavior only makes a betrayal linger.

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I've had that a lot, where a person is engaged in some kind of innocent behavior and ultimately even in trying to vindicate themselves they wind up being physically arrested or even physically assaulted.

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This is not the kind of behavior people expect from a company like Costco, and this case will shed a much needed light on this outrageous behavior.

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Given that we are just months removed from the abusive atrocities towards youths committed at Penn State, you would think that senior athletic and university administrators would have a heightened degree of sensitivity towards ANY kind of abusive behavior towards student-athletes or other minors that have any sort of affiliation with the athletics department and its staff.

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This kind of behavior might seem odd, but there are a few ways to reason about it.

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"Any kind of confession is such a radical departure from Lance's past behavior, " added Mr. Papp, who became an antidoping advocate.

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