I'm not talking about an explanation for stockholm syndrome, I'm talking about an explanation for why they would side with their captors besides stockholm syndr

I'm not talking about an explanation for stockholm syndrome, I'm talking about an explanation for why they would side with their captors besides stockholm syndrome. There is no evidence this phenomenon exists, nonetheless that it is beneficial for police or hostage negotiators to know about it. And in the original case the victim did not "fully trust" the captors, she merely feared them less than the police, which given their comments is undoubtedly rational.