Post by Mo-DAWG on Dec 17, 2009 17:03:33 GMT -5
aware of when dealing with cops and their psychological tricks to get you into their hands.... its 1st semester psychology and quite entertaining .. but you ll learn from this thread as well
of course the last thing you want to do to get yourself in any kind of trouble is talking to the cops .. i know these guys make some folks nervous but they won't if you give the whole ordeal a small analysis about background of the psychological tactics ..."cop ways" :
- they usually appear with this "tough guy" attitude ... appear in some threatening manner ... well of cours they do .. if they manage to intimidate a person like that it will be easier for them to get this person to talk .. so remember its a TACTIC
- the "do the right thing" phrase: always remember that what might be the "right thing" to do in their eyes mught not be the right thing for you ..the "do the right thing" phrase is a psychological tactic supposd to tell you that the only "right thing" to do is what they want you to do
- the "we KNOW" phrase ... well if they really "knew" they wouldnt spend that much time with you .. they only interview you if there is a LACK of information or when they want additional CONFIRMATION of something that would be useless otherwise if not confirmed
- the "i will help you" or "you can help yourself phrase" ... now why would they want to help you? its not their job and none of thir interest ... they are cops .. hired by the state to solve crimes and they usually have to solve a lot of them .. they are NOT social workers so their sole interest is solving crime and NOT helping you .. they couldnt anyway .. they dont have any authority to "help" you
- the "i know you want to get this off your chest" phrase ... well it doesnt take too much psychological knowledge to know that certain crime bothers the human conscience a lot .. and cops are the last people in the world that you wanna talk to to feel better about it ... if any then you wanna rather talk to a cleric since he wont rat you out
- the "getting close" tactics: when interviewing you and trying to get essential information thy will try to get physically close to you .. yes you will feel uncomfortable with that and thats why they do it .. the truth behind this tactics is that thy didnt gt what they wantd yet so they try psychological intimidation tactics .. always be aware of the fact that when they try this it just means you are on a good way because you didnt give them anything yet
- the "2 cops tactics" .. thats not only the well-known "good cop - bad cop" game but also another intimidation and confusion tactic .. 2 cops instead of one fel more intimidating to the usual person and 2 intrviewers at the same time are more confusing for the one to be interviewed esp. when thy both talk at the same time ... and thats exactly what they want: to intimidate and to confuse you since an intimidated and confused person is much more likely to give information
- the "painting horror scenarios" tactics" .. a lot of people ARE nervous and scared when dealing with the cops ... esp. when they feel "caught"..cops use this nervousness for their purposes by extending this fear and nervousness "if you dont talk now i cant/wont help you anymore at a later point" .. "if you dont tell us what you know then you ll go to prison and wont see your family/kids etc anymore" .. if they really had what they wanted they wouldnt put all that time and efforts in you
- the "leaving the room" tactics: at one point they will leave the room and leave you alone .. thats usually AFTER they used all their tactics and think they have "boiled you" enough to crack you soon .. this tactic is used to let the previous tactics sink in and to leave you alone with your fear (which you hopefully for them have by now)
- the "we have x here and he said/she said tactics" .. well if they really had what they wanted then again they wouldnt waste their time with you but triumph (which you would know if you have a minimum of psychological knowledge) .. remember they can legally play games with you to get information
- the "guilt tripping" tactics ... how do you think X feels now? what if it happened to you? how do you think your mother feels now? etc etc ... remember these are TACTICS .. not well meant but developed to get you to talk ... cops are being trained to use such tactics...AND be sure they dont give a damn for you or your family ... its simply not part of their job .. thy are COPS and NOT social workers
other than that: the truly best thing for you to do is to keep your mouth shut .... you have to give them your name and personal data and NOTHING ELSE ... in any case of doubt ask for lawyer and YES cops hat that and will use another tactic that is supposed to talk you out of it:
"so why do you want a lawyer - seems to me like you have something to hide ..." .. they act like that because they want to force you into some kind of defense since the last thing people want is to be considered guilty of anything by the cops ... the only reason cops use this tactic is that thy know that thy cant use most of their tactics once you have a lawyer by your side ... your best reaction on their "accusations" when you ask for a lawyer is : "i want a lawyer to make sure none of my rights get violated"
another thing you should never forget is: they want to solve the case no matter what ... and far too often they dont care if they really have the right person/the guilty one s long as the case gets "off their table" ... you are not talking to friends when you talk to cops ... you are talking to law enforcement - and you should never forget that!!
well this was a little inside into the kind of psychological tricks they use ... there is a lot more to it as you can guess ... questions about certain tactics? just feel free to ask and i ll reply to my best knowledge ...
always remember: you have the right to be silent !!!!!!!!!!!