#271: Hong Kong Tourists Trapped In Bus With Unhinged Man Who Tries To Kill Them One By One
Rotten Mango
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The Importance of Listening in Hostage Negotiations
There was no protected police line for the media to stay behind. Authorities failed to protect the perimeter. There wasn't even a single private place for Mrs Lee to be taken away from her captor. All traffic was blocked by the situation, which almost directly led to the hostage situation taking a really dark turn. The negotiator did not ask the hostage taker how many guns they have or what kind of weapons they have because it strikes this anxiety where they're like, I need to use this.
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