Hancock County, Indiana
An Indiana State Trooper pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 70 in Hancock County, just east of Indianapolis for a routine traffic stop. It turned out to not be routine at all.
Two adults were in the front seat, and two juveniles were in the back seat. Trooper Matt Wilson noted inconsistencies in the stories of the men and
the two juveniles in the car. Wilson said he could
sense "something was wrong".
"I could look at the kids in the back seat and tell that they were extremely in distress," Wilson said.
"One of
the occupants said it was the driver's kids, and the driver said it was
not his kids, it was some kids of a friend that he'd known. And when I
had asked him who, what his friend's name was, he could not tell me
because he did not know the name of the friend," Wilson said.
The two men were arrested for human trafficking, and the two children are in the custody of the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Analysis
Trooper Wilson used a concept described in Staying Alive called pattern-matching and recognition. This term was coined by Dr. Gary Klein to describe how the mind recalls information during a crisis. Our minds search through all of our memories, seeking to find a previous pattern that can be applied to the current incident.
It is a skill used daily by police officers, soldiers, firefighters and others who make decisions under duress. Staying Alive breaks it down do that laymen and women can use the technique themselves to prevent, and respond to, danger.
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