Stockholm Syndrome and Patty Hearst

The most famous incident in the U.S. involving the kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst. Captured by a radical political group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, Ms. Hearst eventually became an accomplice of the group, taking on an assumed name and assisting them in several bank robberies. After her re-capture, she denounced the group and her involvement.

What causes Stockholm Syndrome? Captives begin to identify with their captors initially as a defensive mechanism, out of fear of violence. Small acts of kindness by the captor are magnified, since finding perspective in a hostage situation is by definition impossible. Rescue attempts are also seen as a threat, since it's likely the captive would be injured during such attempts.

It's important to note that these symptoms occur under tremendous emotional and often physical duress. The behavior is considered a common survival strategy for victims of interpersonal abuse, and has been observed in battered spouses, abused children, prisoners of war, and concentration camp survivors.

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[BurkeDevlin66]

defreeze got burned alive

[swampzoid]

the police knew that patty hearst was a target for the SLA. from notes found at one of SLA's hideouts that was found a year before she was kidnapped.

[TheLatiosnlatias02]

I don't think Patty Hearst was bad after all. She was kidnapped. I feel sorry for her, the US Government were throw lies on her.