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ROCKVILLE, MD - Authorities acknowledged for
the first time Wednesday that the "reverse psychology"
tactic they've implemented in their effort to nab the deadly
sniper might not have been a good idea, while still others
referred to it as "a horrible, miserable failure."
According to reports, soon after the second sniper attack
outside a Maryland-area gas station, local police used the
reverse psychology ploy when they issued a statement on all
open CB radio channels that they "were closing the investigation,"
"they didn't care about the attacks," and the sniper
"could go ahead and do whatever he wanted."
"We're not sure what happened," Montgomery County
Police Chief Charles Moose said after linking the 13th shooting
attack to the Maryland area sniper. "It seemed like a
good idea at the time -- except maybe the part when we taunted
him and dared him to try it again. Usually, that's when the
perp gets bored and goes home."
Lead investigators claim they followed the book on modern
psychological methods to apprehend dangerous criminals and
were more than a little surprised by the sniper's cunning
and tenacity in carrying out the attacks when everyone pretended
they didn't care.
"Captain Kirk on Star Trek has used the reverse psychology
ploy countless times against his interstellar enemies,"
Moose said in a written statement. "Kirk often dared
his aggressors to attack even when he knew his shields were
down and they had no warp power. Nine times out of ten the
aliens backed off. Also, it works great on kids."
Added Moose, "I would like to tell the American people
at this time that the FBI made me say that."
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