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I know this is not how the law works, but for this fun activity let's pretend it is.

Ok, so this was a fun activity we once did in my psychology class.

You play a detective. A woman (ms. A) walks in and tells you, that a person (mr. B) Has been harrassing them by text message and would like to file a restraining order. You decide if the restraining order is accurate or not.

Ms. A: shows evidence of over 200 hundred messages complaining about her actions, and even after over 10 times of Ms. A asking Mr. B to stop harrassing and contacting her, he does not stop messaging her and spins it as having a discussion.

Mr. B. Suspecting you are investigating him for harrassment comes to you. Tries to spin the story that it was 2 friends having a disagreement. He goes on a very long winded overly detailed information about what happened. And it does not seem the same as what evidence you saw.

You make your decision to send the restraining order to the judge.(yes i know this isn't how the law works, but for this exercise it does)

MR. B: disappointed in the decision and has your number sends you over 125 messages telling you that you are wrong, and then when you say you are not changing your decision. Sends 75 messages trying to convince you that you are hurting his wife, and making her sick. You then say. "I believe in my heart i am right. Could I be wrong? Possibly. But to much evidence proves you to be guilty. So in my heart i believe you are guilty and will continue."

MS. A. Tells you she is still a victim as they wait for the court hearing. She sends you 75 of the 200 messages. Where he blames her for the detective's choice. Mr. B then accuses you the detective of being one sided and only listening to her. Then you see Mr. B has now lied about what you said. He took your words and twisted them. He claimed you said. "I am most likely wrong, and don't care that I'm wrong, and I am choosing to side with Ms. A"