Interrogation

listen to me. i d

hypothetical: a web crawler catches the download of dissident m
analyzing security video puts you there that day and i pick you up for questioning. you are prepared for
questions about who you know and what yo






Connecting

instead, i will ask a battery of open-en
people tend to be visual, auditory or feelings-centred thinkers. i am waiting for you to say,
the leaves changing colour” or “I remember the crackle of leaves under fo
of leaves burning as I walked to school.”

i have been taught to tune myself to your f
you mean” or “i hear where you’re coming from” or “i know how you feel.” you will feel like mos
are pigs but you just click with me. you will become more likely to confide in me.






The Law of Re

if i’m charging you with murder but of
me something in return. if the only thing I want in return is a confess






The Polygraph

half the parts of a polygraph don’t do anything except make you nervous. if you aren’t nervous en
i will accidentally drop a heavy book or coffee mug behind you. i will apologize, then get down to
business. the machin

Interrogation

listen to me. i did this. here are some things I know. you should know them too.

hypothetical: a web crawler catches the download of dissident music from a wild-type hotspot in a cafe.
analyzing security video puts you there that day and i pick you up for questioning. you are prepared for
questions about who you know and what you believe. i know that.






Connecting

instead, i will ask a battery of open-ended questions like “What do you remember from childhood?”
people tend to be visual, auditory or feelings-centred thinkers. i am waiting for you to say, “i remember
the leaves changing color” or “I remember the crackle of leaves under foot” or “I remember the smell
of leaves burning as I walked to school.”

i have been taught to tune myself to your frequencey by active listening with phrases like “i see what
you mean” or “i hear where you’re coming from” or “i know how you feel.” you will feel like most cops
are pigs but you just click with me. you will become more likely to confide in me.






The Law of Reciprocity

if i’m charging you with murder but offer to get you a cup of coffee, you feel strangely compelled to give
me something in return. if the only thing I want in return is a confession, i might just get it.






The Polygraph

half the parts of a polygraph don’t do anything except make you nervous. if you aren’t nervous enough,
i will accidentally drop a heavy book or coffee mug behind you. i will apologize, then get down to
business. the machine is not the lie detector. i am.