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Comment by stevefan1999

Simple, "if you try to enter the duress pin, you and your family and your friends, will be beaten to death, and I will make you watch them die one by one, unless you tell me the real pin, and then kill you next"

Increasing the extreme and cruelty of violence. It always works. That also means the "investment" of each action will have higher stake, though.

It is not an intimidating thought experiment, it is being used in the 2026 Iranian Protest by the IRGC

parent stevefan1999 7 months ago

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