The defence favored by the protagonist in
Shaggy's song "It Wasn't Me". Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he maintains his innoncence by simply saying it was somebody else. Also liked by R. Kelly,
O.J. Simpson, and Phil
Specter
Person A: Oh, man, I just killed
2 dozen people. There were over 50 witnesses. My shirt was off and everyone saw my tattoo that says "My name is
Jeffrey Dahmer". What should I do?
Person B: Say it wasn't you.
Person A: Oh,
the Shaggy Defence...hadn't thought of that.