STOCKHOLM — It’s a common term these days, deployed to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their captors: “Stockholm syndrome.” And it got
STOCKHOLM (AP) — It’s a common term these days, deployed to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their…
The term originated when thieves in Sweden took hostages during a 1973 bank heist; during a six-day stand-off with police, their victims allegedly took the captors’ side.