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But that is only part of Weiss’ job. The other part is exactly like a mob hit man. They’re expected to take the blame for the hit and protect the boss. If the police catch up to the hit man, the hit man willingly goes to jail and doesn’t implicate the boss as part of the conspiracy.
Weiss may not know it yet, but if there is some fallout for the loss of CBS News’ reputation and a trusted news source, Weiss is the one who must be found at fault, not her bosses, including Ellison. In that sense, she is the designated fall guy, just like the hit man.
This absolves Weiss of way too much. She's not some junior person here, a mere lacky or functionary like a soldier in a mob who is implementing the choices that others have made with no personal involvement. She's right up there in leadership. She's making the choices. She genuinely believes in this and is in the senior position. She's part of the "boss" circle, not the "hit man" circle. The mob boss can't be a fall guy - it's genuinely his fault, and he's not taking the fall for someone else.
That's Weiss. She's another mob boss in this analogy, just like Ellison. He's senior to her (he owns the company), but she's in that circle of the people who accurately and correctly should shoulder the blame for whatever happens at CBS.
