Only prisoners wear masks

The other day, this brilliant meme made its internet rounds:

Silly rabbit! Masks are for sheep!

and we need to talk about it.

But first, let’s talk about prisoners. Before you go any further, I’ve got two disclaimers at the bottom of this post that you should read. I’ll be here when you get back.

Right. Prisoners.

Let’s do a little thought experiment: imagine you and one of your acquaintances—we’ll call him Herb—have been apprehended by the police. They’ve got you both on video during a drug sale, but they can’t quite tell from the surveillance camera who made the actual sale.

To figure it out, the police put you and Herb in different rooms. They take your phones away so that the two of you can’t discuss with each other.

Then they offer you two choices: confess to the crime or deny it. Here are the consequences:

• If you and Herb both deny committing the crime, then you both go to jail for 6 years.
• If you and Herb both confess to committing the crime, then they’ll show leniency. You still go to…