Dungeon Under Stairs Leaves New York Residents Dismayed

Staying Objective

Van Dorn’s training had taught him that remaining objective was vital. Human beings were all capable of personal biases. Having a case tainted with a phenomenon called “confirmation bias” could be disastrous.

It could result in objectivity being clouded and cause him to draw conclusions based on what they wanted the truth to be rather than what it actually was. On the other hand, Detective Van Dorn’s experience had also taught him that, more often than not, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.