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Lima Syndrome

Lima syndrome occurs when hostage takers become sympathetic towards the rights and demands of the hostages. Lima Syndrome is a Psychological condition. In December of 1996, 14 Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement activist took hundreds of people hostage at a party taking place at the official resident of Japan's ambassador. The hostages, which consisted of diplomats and government officials were held captive for months at a time. However, most of the important officials were let go within just a few days. The hostage situation completely ended on April 22, 1997. This stand-off is how Lima Syndrome got its name. It seems to most that the villains began for feel sorry for the victims and let them go without harm; especially the ones of great importance. Usually the villain in charge of tending the victims develops the syndrome. If the kidnappers keep their victims in captivity for a prolonged period of time, they start becoming sympathetic towards their victims. Today there are movies with this same theme, such as the Negotiator, The Chase, and Inside Man.

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