ABSTRACT
The competence of a person may also be confused with the question of fallibility. No matter how competent a person, they will on occasion, make mistakes. A person who is deemed to be "incompetent" might, on average, make more mistakes than someone who is deemed to be "competent". In the event of a fatality occurring due to an incident, there may be a tendency to remember the deceased with "rose colored spectacles", despite the fact they might have displayed incompetence. The investigator may be told by associates of the deceased that he was a "great guy" and "fully competent". Such assurances may demonstrate posthumous loyalty and respect for the dead on the one hand but deny the real facts, namely, that the deceased was, respectfully or disrespectfully, in error!
