Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:52:10 -0500
From: Barry Smylie <barrysmylie-AT-iname.com>
Subject: Re: Fwd: experiments!


i heard of that experiment in psychology
it was used to decide if and what participants in a state crime were responsible for their actions
it was concluded that people who administered death sentences are not responsible and are not guilty of murder
the results were applied in judging crimes against humanity

real bubbly and bouncy aren't we thivai4062 while attempting to bomb out news groups with quotes of scandalous rumour


Thivai4062-AT-aol.com wrote:

>  Hello one and all---I would like to relate a story that a European friend
> told me---it is supposedly about an experiment that was conducted somewhere in
> Europe---i would like to receive some verification of the factuality of this
> story or whether it is an urban folklore tale.
>
>  If anyone can help me out I would be very grateful......
>
>  Thanks Michael Benton
>
>
>  This story is about an experiment in which actors/actresses were dressed in
> the official uniforms of doctors/nurses.  They told volunteers that they were
> to administer electric shocks to patients for an experiment on the benefits of
> electroshock.  The volunteers were told that the govt. had sanctioned the
> experiment.  The voltmeters used in the experiment had scales that went upt to
> 240 volts (supposedly most people in Europe understand that 240 volts is a
> lethal amount b/c it is the voltage of their wallsockets and from an early age
> they are made aware of the danger---whereas in US the wall-sockets are a
> jolting, yet non-lethal, 120 volts).  The officials would tell the volunteers
> to administer a jolt---there would then erupt, in a nearby room, screams of
> agony/pain and pleading for them to stop.  The officials would tell the
> volunteers that everything is OK, its perfectly legal and safe, and to
> continue increasing the voltage.  Supposedly almost all of the volunteers
> continued to increase the shocks until the 240 volts  (even though they knew
> that this was a lethal amount).
>
>



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