Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar - eviltoast
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.

Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.

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  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
    65·
    6 months ago

    We have no idea about the conditions he lived in, but i think 26 years is easily enough time to turn a humans brain into complete goo. You can make a human believe anything with that sort of timeframe.

    You can see that from the most extreme forms of military training. You take a human that has empathy and a fear of death and you just completely eliminate those things from that persons entire existence.

    • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
      4·
      6 months ago

      still, i’m shocked to read that his survival instincts wouldn’t overcome his conditioning. that doesn’t happen by accident, his captor knew what he was doing.