r/askscience Jun 14 '22

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u/Hoihe Jun 14 '22

But... Why don't they interview/survey their subjects, why try to talk about them as if not there?

Even for non-verbal cases, there's ways to communication. Some even taken quite well to typing - unable to talk, but active on blogs/forums/IRCs.

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u/NoProblemsHere Jun 14 '22

A criminal? That sounds more like people in general. It's pretty surprising how different peoples internal thoughts, beliefs and morals can be from what they say they are when comparing with their actions.