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* In ''[[Star Wars]]'', the Jedi council is reluctant to take Anakin Skywalker on as an apprentice. They probably should have followed that instinct.
** On the other hand, it was also in a way their shutting him out that caused him to turn to the dark side.
** Also, refusing him training probably would have resulted in Sidious training him directly as a pure Sith. He wouldn't have been in such a position to screw the Jedi over later on, true, but he also wouldn't have been taught the basic decency and love that would motivate him to eventually screw the Emperor over later on either.
* Marvin in the film adaption of ''RED'' is paranoid, but always right about it.
* Bob Lee Swagger in ''[[Shooter]].'' Religiously, ''obsessively'' protective of his guns, {{spoiler|which turns out to be what clears his name when he is framed for an assassination. Taking the firing pins out of his rifles when he puts them away would be just as effective at preventing accidents or unauthorized use, but Bob goes the extra mile and replaces them with custom-modified pins that will not fire. The ''only'' reason for this would be to fool someone who was deliberately trying to frame him, and who would know to check the firing pin. Which means he planned for that exact scenario.}}
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