Biting the hand that feeds
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Many thefts, kidnappings and exploitations perpetrated against families and businesses are committed by an insider. That is to say, an individual already trusted with the welfare of the employer’s interests - whether they be financial, emotional or reputational - betrays that trust, to bite the hand that feeds.
But why?
Temptation - Jealously - Greed - Boredom
The reason will normally be selfish and the outcome will normally be self-progressive.
ie: the betrayer will gain something and the employer will lose something.
And the more the employer has to lose, the more tempting a target they could become.
Kim Kardashian’s Paris theft
Two quotes sum up this story for us…
“A few hours after returning from a Paris Fashion Week dinner, Kim Kardashian-West was tied up and robbed at gunpoint in her hotel room at the exclusive Hôtel de Pourtalès. The thieves - reportedly five men disguised as police officers - made off with an estimated $9 million in jewelry, including a ring.” Billboard.com 10/3/16
“I would say, beyond a reasonable certainty, based on what the media has published about the exclusivity of where the crime took place, that this is an inside job. That someone with intimate knowledge of both the Kardashian-Wests' habits, as well as whatever security was involved at the mansion, was directly responsible.” Michael Levine. Police trial expert and former undercover DEA agent (FoxNews.com 10/3/16)
This theft being an inside job is speculation until proof is found; but it’s very educated speculation based on the fact that Kim Kardashian-West’s security detail wasn’t present during the robbery.
a) her being alone at that exact time was orchestrated specially for the robbery.
b) her being alone at that exact time was an existing behaviour pattern known to the thieves.
c) her being alone at that exact time was a VERY lucky break for the thieves.
Statistically, b) is by far the most likely scenario.
Which brings us back to the question of why someone would bite the hand that feeds.
Temptation - Jealously - Greed - Boredom
The truth is that it doesn’t matter why, it matters who. Who would act in this manner?
There are clear and evidential personality traits in all of us, and these traits can foretell certain behaviours in certain situations.
If an employer knows that an employee will be exposed to excessive wealth, I can tell that employer how that employee might react - will they be loyal regardless? Will they be tempted to act unlawfully? Will they be content to exist alongside the wealth, and not experience it personally?
You see, the person we are - naturally, from birth - is impossible to completely hide.
We’re all human and we all have triggers for positive and negative behaviours.
Existing interview techniques are not capable of getting to the truth of a person… but Forensic Psychology is.
Biting the hand that feeds, seems like a hugely contradictory behaviour; but we can be very contradictory creatures.
High Net Worth Individuals equate to high risk individuals when it comes to staff employment.
Wealth can distort a person’s perception of right and wrong.
Power can warp a person’s understanding of loyalty and betrayal.
Often, the perpetrator of such ‘inside’ crimes may, when asked, say that they could never have predicted their own behaviour… Forensic Psychology can.
Everyone has the potential to act irrationally, dishonestly, impetuously and out-of-character.
And it’s this potential that I can identify before it happens.
Contact any time to arrange a more in-depth discussion about how I can help to protect you, your family and your business.
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