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How Did Sherlock Holmes Make Wrong Decisions

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Have you ever had to make a difficult decision? Because Sherlock Holmes did. He had to decide whether or not to arrest Ryder for stealing the carbuncle. Sherlock did not arrest Ryder. In my opinion Sherlock Holmes definitely made the wrong decision for many reasons.

In the first place, Ryder broke the law and deserved to be in jail. Sherlock let Ryder go and Ryder did not deserve to be let free. So technically Sherlock Holmes still committed a crime by letting Ryder go. Ryder stole a jewel, and a very precious one called “The Carbuncle” and deserved to go to jail. Because crime is still a crime, it does not matter what that crime was. So just for that reason I know that Sherlock Holmes definitely made the wrong decision by letting Ryder
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