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Most innocent people doubt their innocence when strongly accused even when they know they are right. Just a tiny bit, but in the right setting and with enough w
by vasco 2y ago
Most innocent people doubt their innocence when strongly accused even when they know they are right. Just a tiny bit, but in the right setting and with enough wearing you down, you can make innocent people believe they did it. I've seen it happen right in front of me.
- willis936 2y agoThat's why you don't talk to cops. Have a lawyer present and use the courts that us taxpayers pay for.
- lazide 2y agoAlso why narcissistic and psychopathic manipulators are so dangerous. They don’t have to be cops. Most aren’t.
- Aerroon 2y agoI wonder if this is related to people adding ambiguity to what they're saying. Eg instead of saying "it's 20 degrees outside" they will say "last I checked it was about 20 degrees". They change their phrasing because they want others to not think that they are wrong. By doing this they undermine their own credibility though.
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoHmmm. People who make absolute statements like that generally* undermine their own credibility in my mind. *I do it lots. Partly because the way my mind runs, I can nearly always (lol, can't help it) come up with possible conditions where I'd be wrong.
- Aerroon 2y agoI am the opposite. I constantly add ambiguity even when I'm sure. I'm trying to learn to do less of it.
- powersnail 2y agoBut what's the point of making innocent confess to false crimes in this setting? (i.e. requiring polygraph for job application) I would imagine the entire point of doing a test would be to find out who is innocent and who is lying about being innocent. If you pressure the innocent into false confession, wouldn't it just make everything even more difficult?
- josefx 2y agoIn the context of a job application? Making up excuses to hide discrimination, maybe artificially limit the pool of applications to get around other hiring restrictions? Put the applicant on the back foot or make them share information they normally wouldn't? There are probably many ways to abuse it.
- powersnail 2y agoGood points. It never occurred to me that there are situations where recruiters intentionally try to remove legit applicants from the pool.