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Here's how it works, in scams and high pressure sales: 1. Victim suspects scam 2. Victim recognizes the presence of predator. 3. Victim gets scared. 4. Vict
by lupire 3y ago
Here's how it works, in scams and high pressure sales:
1. Victim suspects scam
2. Victim recognizes the presence of predator.
3. Victim gets scared.
4. Victim tried to maintain composure, but can't think of a way to escape the situation without the predator pursuing.
5. Victim appeases predator because they fear all the terrible things this predator might do, as the predator has no morality and the victim's civilization has collapsed around them.
These predators are violating the deepest social contract. They are acting like brilliant, vicious animals. They deserve to be treated like such, yet they are cloaked in the protection of civilized society. They are a cancer on humanity.
- _yb2s 3y agoWhy would they be afraid of a random stranger on whatsapp?
- lupire 3y agoThey don't undertand the technical details. All they know is someone appears able and willing to violate social and legal norms, and was able to make contact. To lizard brain, it can feel like meeting a mugger in a dark alley.
- varispeed 3y agoThis also works where police abandoned the victims. They feel they'll have no recourse if scammer escalates and becomes violent, so they rationalise that giving in to the scam will be cheaper and less stressful than going to the police and potentially putting their life at risk.
- nickff 3y agoThe police are not there to protect individuals, they’re there to protect the government. This has been made abundantly clear in a number of cases where police have disclaimed any duty to citizens & residents. Given all of that, the victims are reacting appropriately.
- vladms 3y agoI would not generalize. Different countries have different police forces. It's true that police will reflect some of the problems of their society (either violence, racism or others), but even that might be more or less strong tendency.
- krageon 2y agoEvery police force exists for the state. They are the means by which the state exerts violence on you. The army is the means by which the state exerts violence on all the other countries' citizens.
- lupire 3y agoMore properly, police in US have a duty to society, not to any specific individual. They are law enforcement. Not crime prevention or victim protection. This is of course a huge problem, because as seen in Uvalde in elsewhere, not only do police have no obligation to help you (which by itself is reasonable of undesirable), but are also empowered to prevent you from helping yourself.
- throwitaway222 3y agooff with their heads
- caf 2y agoin scams and high pressure sales ...but you repeat yourself, sir.