I didn't see it,
but it sounds like a variation of the notorious Milgram experiment.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Thu 3 Nov 2011, 19:28,
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it's a bit like that
but more focused on deindividuation. People will be more liable to do something shite if they're part of a crowd, than if they are to be judged as an individual.
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drbroon abloooobloobloo,
Thu 3 Nov 2011, 19:31,
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yeh
it can be applied to things such as rioters/looters, football violence, etc, where otherwise nice people break the law, sometimes disturbingly. I say lock them up and throw away the key, there's no room for this psychological science bollocks in politics.
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drbroon abloooobloobloo,
Thu 3 Nov 2011, 19:36,
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yeah the scumbags,
death's too good for 'em.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Thu 3 Nov 2011, 19:38,
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Yes, "de-individually" lock up the scumbags and throw away the key. Yaaay! (imagine me doing finger quote marks)
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hamblettamaud,
Thu 3 Nov 2011, 21:03,
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