| Ah yes, I remember that one...
The shockees were all acting, there were no real shocks. The shocker volunteers were ordered to increase the severity of the shocks step by step. Initially they were mild, but steadily increased. The dial was marked all the way upto red line lethal. The actors must have been quite convincing :)
Most went ahead and shocked them severely, near to the point of lethal. Some had no qualms about going to lethal shocks, many had qualms but after being ordered to do it and being assured it was ok THEY WENT AHEAD and administered what they believed were lethal shocks. The actors confirmed the severity of the supposed shocks, so the shockers were in no doubt what they were about to do.
Only a tiny percentage actually refused to administer lethal shocks! Nasty isnt it?
This reminds me of the thread that wandered onto homelessness. The homeless are the less well together of the people, some of the least balanced and morally well formed. In short homelessness is a real warning sign of someone who could do anything. That doesnt mean all will, but as a whole theyre a fairly nasty lot.
Lava |