FBI mind attack: the super psychological tactics of the US federal police

Chapter 5 Strong Attack, Forced to Submit - FBI's Psychological Strategy of Strong Attack (4)
This case is a case of using the method of "dragging through the '3-minute heat'" to win, but many people are very puzzled by this: Since the electronics company is facing the crisis of bankruptcy, why the company representatives are not in a hurry to sell their own production right?And that's why the electronics company wins the negotiation: it lets the other side know that its resolve is unshakable.The negotiators know that Europeans who have flown thousands of miles to negotiate here will never go home after spending 3 minutes.Therefore, the representative of the electronics company's unconventional approach has the effect of making the other party lose the illusion of buying its new integrated circuit production rights at a cheap price.In fact, the winning rule of the representatives of the electronics company in this negotiation is "delaying the '3-minute heat'" in the FBI's mind-boggling wisdom, and the wisdom of the FBI lies in this--the ability to break through the routine and use the "delay method". "win.

Generally speaking, people advocate completing tasks on time and never procrastinating, but in the view of the FBI, sometimes procrastination is also a kind of wisdom. Information that is beneficial to yourself, and then carefully analyze the problems you encounter, this is the way to defeat your opponent.However, if you wait passively when you cannot defeat your opponent, the result will inevitably be failure.

Therefore, the FBI reminds those who want to learn mind attack that when you first confront your opponent, you will encounter a very energetic opponent, but once your opponent loses the "3-minute heat", you will attack him again. Opponents are more likely to give in.From this point of view, sometimes, the use of delaying methods to make the opponent lose the "3-minute heat" is also a secret to winning.

6. Cut off the opponent's back, the FBI forced the opponent to tell the truth
Many heart attack masters have this experience after many years of confrontation with opponents: sometimes, it is not difficult to successfully attack others' hearts, as long as they cut off the opponent's back, they can force the opponent to nowhere to go, and then Make it admit the facts or act according to your wishes, and this requires the attacker to start from the facts, and only when he has certain facts can he attack the opponent.Because sometimes even if you have mastered a lot of psychological strategies, it is not easy to get people's approval, let alone make your opponent submit. Relatively speaking, people are often willing to believe the facts and are unwilling to believe that others are the most reasonable. commentary.This is very similar to the method of "cutting off the opponent's back" commonly used by mind-attackers.

In December 1979, the permanent office in Rome, Georgia encountered a difficult case: a week earlier, a beautiful and straightforward girl named Mary Francis Stoner had returned home in a small car as usual. Home, the whole journey was normal.But when Mary Francis Stoner got out of her car at a driveway near her home, she disappeared for no apparent reason.Mary's family lives in Adairsville, only half an hour's drive from Rome, and her home is only 12 kilometers away by road.However, under such circumstances, only 100-year-old Mary Francis Stoner mysteriously disappeared.

Some time later, a young couple found Mary's body while walking along a tree-lined path.The first thing that caught the couple's attention was Mary's face—Mary's face was covered with a yellow coat.The couple secured the scene and immediately reported the incident to police.The couple believes that in this case, protecting the site is the most important thing.After examination, the police believed that Mary's brain had been hit by a blunt instrument, which was the cause of Mary's death.Police found a large blood-stained rock near Mary's head at the crime scene.Later, the forensic autopsy results also showed that Mary's skull was broken under the blow of the big stone.In addition, the careful police found a scar on Mary's neck, which meant that someone tried to strangle the little girl to death from behind.Immediately, the police immediately launched an investigation in order to obtain information related to Mary.

In the survey, all felt sorry for the little girl who lost her life, and people praised her for being warm, friendly, sociable and likeable.In the impression of everyone, Mary is innocent, very cute, never has messy sex, and has never been contaminated with drugs and alcohol.The autopsy results also showed that Mary was still a virgin before the rape.Based on all the circumstances, the FBI believes that Mary is what the police often describe as a "low-risk victim in a low-risk environment."After studying the case information and scene photos, the police believed that this was a random rape and murder case, and pointed out that the murder case was not premeditated.

After careful observation, the police found that the clothes on the body were messy, which meant that Mary was forced to take off her clothes and was allowed to put on her clothes after being brutalized.During the on-site investigation, the police found that there were no sundries on Mary's back, buttocks and feet, which proved that the place where Mary was brutally raped was not in the woodland where the body was found, but in the car.After careful observation and analysis, the elites of the FBI figured out what happened and could even imagine the whole process of the case.According to this deduced incident, the FBI believes that the murderer must be a methodical and obsessive person, and this type of person usually loves dark cars.

Subsequently, the police got in touch with other police stations, hoping to get more clues.Among them, a police officer of a certain police station said: "The type of murderer you described is very similar to a suspect we just released." According to the information provided by the police station, the police investigating the murder of Mary arrested a man named Darrell. White Men by Jean DeVille.The man was 24 years old and had been married twice. At that time, the man was living with his first wife.After the suspect was captured, someone in the police suggested a polygraph test on him, but someone quickly raised an objection: Darrell Jean Deville had a prison experience, and apart from the murder of Mary, the Another murder of a 13-year-old girl in the city also named Darrell Jean Deville as a suspect, so the police will not get any valuable information from the polygraph test. Suspects are more able to cope with interrogation.Sure enough, after conducting a polygraph examination, the police found nothing.

However, the clever police officers of the FBI quickly thought of another method: since the suspect can easily deal with the lie detector machine, another method will definitely force the other party to submit.So the police decided to interrogate Darrell alone at night, at the police station.Police do this because they think it makes it easier for suspects to expose their vulnerabilities.After the interrogation began, the policeman said solemnly: "In the case of blunt force trauma or knife wounding, the murderer must be stained with the victim's blood. Gene, we know that you are stained with other people's blood, your hands There's other people's blood on your body and clothes, we're not asking you 'did you do this', we know you did it, the question we're asking is, why did you do it? I think We also know why you did it, and we can understand it, you just have to tell us if we got it right."

After saying this, the federal police noticed that Gene in front of him began to fidget.Soon, Darrell Jean de Vere confessed to the rape and murder of Mary, and he also confessed to another crime he had committed in the city of Rome a year earlier.Ultimately, Gene was sentenced to death and was executed by electric chair in Georgia on May 1995, 5.At this point, it had been 18 years since Jean was arrested.

In fact, during the FBI's interrogation of Darrell Jean Deville, the police adopted the method of "cutting off the opponent's back".After the interrogation began, the American police did not use other methods to engage in psychological tactics with Gene, nor did they temporarily talk about other issues to make Gene relax his vigilance, but directly talked about issues related to the case.In the early stage of the confrontation, the American police clearly told Gene that the police already had conclusive evidence that could prove that he raped and killed Mary, and this made Gene lose the opportunity to refute and had no way out. Therefore, Jean had to admit his crime.

It is undeniable that during the interrogation of Jean, the FBI's method of "cutting off the opponent's back" did indeed speed up the detection of the case.First of all, the process of the police telling Gene that they have enough evidence is actually sending a message to Gene: the police are serious and loyal to their duties.After getting such information, the opponent will understand that this time is not an opportunity to relax.Secondly, when the U.S. police informs the other party that "they have enough evidence, and deduce the whole process of the case from these strong evidence", the opponent will also be keenly aware that there is indeed no way out for him at this time.Because no matter how he justifies, the police will use conclusive evidence to overturn his remarks.

From the perspective of the FBI, when you first use the method of "cutting off the opponent's back" when attacking the opponent's heart, you can deter the opponent to a certain extent: I have already obtained sufficient evidence, and any eloquent debate of yours at this time is of no use. won't let yourself get away.In this case, the opponent will naturally expose its weak links.

During the interrogation of Jean, the FBI clearly realized that they needed to create an atmosphere that must make Jean feel "on pins and needles".In order to make the effect of this method more obvious, the scene of the interrogation must have a little mysterious light.In addition, the police must give Gene a hint at the very beginning of the interrogation: "We have already grasped the situation of the murderer, and we also know that you are the murderer. Of course, we have no choice but to understand what issues you are thinking about and what pressure you are under." It is also very clear." The FBI believes that when using the method of "cutting off the opponent's back" to attack the opponent's heart, no matter how you feel, you must express your views to the opponent in a timely manner and inform the opponent that you have already done so. Got the evidence.Only in this way, this method will have the effect of deterring the opponent and making the opponent let down his vigilance.

In fact, the FBI pays great attention to finding the opponent's weak link when using the method of "cutting off the opponent's back"-only in this way can it ensure that it completely cuts off the opponent's back when it engages in psychological and tactical confrontation, and then Force your opponent to tell the truth.In other words, starting from the opponent's weak link to cut off the opponent's back, this method will play the most obvious role.Later, the FBI widely used this method in the process of detecting cases. Whether it was investigating embezzlement of public funds or government corruption cases, it would consider applying this method no matter when it was investigating cases of selling stolen goods or accepting bribes.In addition, in the wisdom of the FBI, no matter what kind of environment the opponent is fighting against, he should find the opponent's weakest link, and then use the method of "cutting the back" to lure him into the bait.The most important thing is that you must let your opponent know in the psychological war that you already have solid evidence to prove his behavior, and all resistance and refutation are futile at this time.

According to the FBI's mind attack wisdom, if you want to use the method of "cutting off the opponent's back" to attack the other person's heart, you must find the opponent's weak link, because this is the breakthrough point for your heart attack.

When dealing with suspects of some non-violent crimes, the American police often spend a lot of energy on the setting of the interrogation room.When they're working on a large-scale investigation, the police pull together all the information they have, a lot of it not about the case they're investigating. The FBI believes that when conducting psychological attacks on suspects, the layout of the interrogation room is also a task that cannot be ignored.Sometimes, American police interrogate suspects in a conference room. When the interrogation begins, agents and police personnel will appear in this conference room, and at the same time they will put case files on the table. Cutting off the opponent's retreat".Because this arrangement can let the suspect know how seriously the police attaches importance to this case.At the same time, decorating the walls is also a very important task. For example, enlarge a few photos or profile pictures first, and then hang them on the wall of the interrogation room, which will show the formality and large-scale characteristics of this investigation.In this way, the FBI will naturally achieve the purpose of attacking other people's hearts.

A former FBI man named John Douglas once said that one of the most common methods he used when interrogating prisoners was to hang a chart on the wall. should be punished.In John Douglas' view, this approach has no far-reaching significance, but he can create pressure on the suspect, and then remind the suspect to pay attention to their own interests when dealing with the American police.In this way, the U.S. police established prestige in the hearts of the suspects before the interrogation began, which will inevitably increase the FBI's hope of victory in the psychological attack.

Through the experience of the FBI, we can conclude that the most important role of "cutting off the opponent's back" in the psychological war is to let the opponent know the environment he is in, realize that the opponent already knows the truth, and it is futile to find any excuses .It can be said that the FBI has captured not a few suspects by using the method of "cutting off the opponent's back" in its years of detection work.In fact, the method of "cutting the opponent's back" is a very important and very effective strategy. It can make the opponent retreat step by step until there is no retreat.From another point of view, it is very important to let the opponent see your own strength and the information you have already mastered in the psychological battle, because this method can help you deter the opponent in the psychological battle, and then cut off the opponent's back, and become the final victory By.

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