I was not given the opportunity to capitulate. If I had been given that opportunity it would have been in the first session.
I would have only told them enough ( in accordance with training)to get them to stop.
But in real world you would be going back...time after time.
I was rendered unconscious...3rd or 4th application.
Another man was asked questions while watching me.
DOD and CIA already knew any man could be broken with it...then they started testing whether a responsible witness could be broken by it.
Of note there was a civilian present with a clipboard, he was reading from a list and giving instructions to those who applied it.