tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post141995871950322725..comments2013-11-13T14:45:49.597-08:00Comments on the crowd: The psychology and politics of ‘going native’: PC Mark Kennedy the protest infiltratorProf John Druryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05253582578232599754noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post-71377491555876596552011-01-16T15:00:46.998-08:002011-01-16T15:00:46.998-08:00Hi Sanj
I read contagion instead of cognition. I ...Hi Sanj<br /><br />I read contagion instead of cognition. I must of seen what I wanted to see!<br /><br /><br />Stockholm syndrome was definitely the wrong term to use, as you have rightly said it implies being held against ones will and thereby becoming attached emotionally to your captors after a duration of time. Either he is not familiar with what the term means, or he is trying justify his actions to himself.Elio Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567129785319623672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post-63975971559417696822011-01-16T14:59:20.359-08:002011-01-16T14:59:20.359-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elio Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567129785319623672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post-69645588284779942082011-01-16T09:28:20.668-08:002011-01-16T09:28:20.668-08:00It's interesting that in many earlier accounts...It's interesting that in many earlier accounts, Kennedy said that as well as feeling remorse for betraying 'close friends', he also thought of what the police were doing as 'wrong', suggesting that (as John wrote in this post) his supposed transformation involved cognition as well as emotion. But he's now saying he 'did get a sort of Stockholm Syndrome' to explain his behaviour. I was under the impression that he wasn't forced into becoming an undercover officer and that the activists weren't holding him against his will. So is he trying to diminish responsibility for his two-faced behaviour by claiming he had a 'sort of Stockholm Syndrome'? (And what was he thinking, talking to the Daily Fail?)<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347478/Undercover-policeman-tells-amazing-story-years-eco-warriors-I-fear-life.html <br /><br />Elio -<br /><br />"What statement was it you read that suggested a perceived contagion?"<br /><br />I can't find anything in this post about contagion.CrowdFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286162755747249447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post-83100287289902980692011-01-16T06:34:10.421-08:002011-01-16T06:34:10.421-08:00From the officers own report, it is difficult to g...From the officers own report, it is difficult to grasp if he made his choice based on emotion or genuine agreement with their cause. As he noted, he had a sexual relationship with two other activists, one he fell in love with. The officer in question also comments on loving the rest of those around him that he spent nearly a decade with, as thy grew to become like family.<br /> But on the other hand, he does mention that he came to be convinced of their cause, and even accused the police of withholding tapes that could demonstrate the other activists as innocent. He also mentioned that 5 police officers beat him up when he tried to protect a female activist. <br /><br />Although ESIM is not meant to explain the behavior of the individual, it does seem here that the perceived injustice of the police played a part in his choice to break a seven year case.<br /><br />What statement was it you read that suggested a perceived contagion? I would be interested to find that and Im having trouble finding it.Elio Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567129785319623672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365010173473854960.post-90247099644894535522011-01-15T16:23:01.857-08:002011-01-15T16:23:01.857-08:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12158198http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12158198Prof John Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253582578232599754noreply@blogger.com