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Emma said her brother also has a distinctive curved scar on the side of his head close to one of his eyes after an operation to remove a benign brain tumour when he was younger.

“None of those men could ever imagine someone of Silcott’s race or color wielding that kind of power, despite the phony smiles and benign language used,” Mitchell said in his eulogy at Howard.

So when they say they don’t see these shows as purely benign entertainment, it’s worth paying attention to why.

But Chandler’s human machine also presents a benign, feather-light rendition of innocence that doesn’t make much of an impression until the stakes increase.

On first glance, such local church activity may appear quite benign.