This is a of sized version of what Rene Girard called the scapegoat mechanism. The mess really was a mystery. Blame lands on the one dog who is easiest to single out, not the one who is actually responsible. The chaos had a real, complicated cause. A chain of small accidents among all 4 dogs, but nobody wanted to admit their own part in it. Shared guilt with no easy answer creates exactly the kind of tension Girard says a scapegoat resolves.
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