Watching this rerun compilation of Border Security in which an Indian
doctor tries to bargain his way out of being fined for bringing in food after having read the customs declaration form and ticking the box indicating his luggage did not contain foodstuffs, it struck me how similar the argument he uses here is to that being spammed by the petitioners. "I did not intend to break the law, it is a simple mistake".
The scene is split into multiple segments, relevant timestamps: 2:32, 8:35, 13:11.
I don't think this is
just in-group preference at play, it's an entire cultural mentality.