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initially I wasn’t going to publish this but it needs to be said so
everything wrong with Woojin’s apology from someone studying to be a criminal psychologist: a thread
everything wrong with Woojin’s apology from someone studying to be a criminal psychologist: a thread
1. calling the rumors “ridiculous” and “weird,” these aren’t rumors they’re literal allegations, an innocent person tends to be anxious, almost aggressive when accused because they are desperate to prove their innocence whereas a guilty person is dismissive
2. “I haven’t met him” the victim never came forward with a name or photo to be identified, this is weird because an innocent person would say something like “I don’t know where these allegations came from” because said person would lack the knowledge of a crime they’re innocent
for vs. flat out denying, a commonality for perpetrators who are guilty
3. then follows up with “fans must have been surprised a lot but don’t worry the rumors are not true” the tactic here is to reinforce that he has a position of influence by calling his followers fans first
3. then follows up with “fans must have been surprised a lot but don’t worry the rumors are not true” the tactic here is to reinforce that he has a position of influence by calling his followers fans first
then proceeds to say “it’s false,” to remind you of the relationship before circling back to the allegation as a way to not only minimize what he’s being accused of but also garner sympathy, a “you guys know me so it can’t be true” a common manipulation tactic especially in
parasocial relationships
4.”And, I recently signed a contract with a company I like, and I am preparing for my solo activities” pretty self-explanatory here but this goes back to point one, an innocence person operates on emotion while a guilty person operates on deflection
4.”And, I recently signed a contract with a company I like, and I am preparing for my solo activities” pretty self-explanatory here but this goes back to point one, an innocence person operates on emotion while a guilty person operates on deflection
which can be seen by the way he defers to an unrelated topic but also to reinforce the reminder “I’m the same person you guys have always known”
5. “The company is planning to take action against the spreaders of false facts and the company will respond afterwards”
5. “The company is planning to take action against the spreaders of false facts and the company will respond afterwards”
this, to me, is the most alarming part of his post and here’s why. When someone who has money and influence gets in a scandal they’ll go through the legal means to silence the victim(s) If they’re smart they’ll have a pre-established non disclosure agreement that legally forbids
someone from coming forward. let’s assume wj didn’t have an NDA in place, which makes sense seeing as this took place in a bar, suggesting it was an act of impulsion rather than premeditation. His company would most likely send a cease-and-desist order, a formal threat to
say “if you continue we’ll sue” which almost always effectively silences the victim(s). 99% of the time an individual does not have the financial resources or legal connections to go through the courts like a celebrity backed by a company. For him to say the “company will respond
AFTERWARDS” reads as “we’re going to silence this person then will release a statement after the fact when said person is forbidden from speaking about the matter without the threat of bankruptcy/legal action/possible jail time” which is what a lot of wealthy,/powerful/
high-ranking people do, and why so many of them avoid culpability
6. “So don’t worry too much” minimizing the severity “then I’ll give you other news” deferment, and “thank you” guilty people tend to be more polite to project this image of purity and innocence, because the last
6. “So don’t worry too much” minimizing the severity “then I’ll give you other news” deferment, and “thank you” guilty people tend to be more polite to project this image of purity and innocence, because the last
impression is the first, in a court case’s closing argument this is typically how the defense will end their speech
7. if you read all this thank you, i was just going to highlight what I found problematic in the “apology” but the whole thing is problematic
7. if you read all this thank you, i was just going to highlight what I found problematic in the “apology” but the whole thing is problematic
