redjambo Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7791278.stm Someone has replicated the famous Milgram psychological experiment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment) where members of the public administered "electric shocks" to an actor, not realising that it was fake, the vast majority giving very high shocks when told to do so, over-riding their personal conscience. We're complicated, we human beings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Only following orders, that excuse didn't really wash at the Nuremburg trials either:xmasgrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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