Why were the prisoners such pussies?

Same reason most people won't just fight cops even when they outweigh the cop by 100 pounds and are a foot taller.

Just putting that badge on, changes people's perception of you. Obviously some badges work better than others, but there's an effect no matter what.

>This is completely different than something like the holocaust where they knew death was guaranteed if they faught back in anyway.

That's actually not true.

During the initial stages they were assured they were just being relocated. They were just "sorting things out", etc etc.

Just about every Jew went along with it. Small handfuls of them kept imploring the other Jews to stop being pussies, open their eyes and look around - Explaining to them that the Germans didn't have any right to do what they were doing, and to get off their asses and get some guns and fight.

They only DID get off their asses and fight AFTER the killings and deportations to camps began, when it was too late.

>Why were a bunch of college students such pussies?

JEEZ, I DUNNO BRO LOL

>"dude this fucked up we gotta do something"
>"do you want to get paid?"
>"oh yeah"

Ok but its still very different. The prisoners in this movie started to get abused on the 2nd day there was no equivalent to the relocation period of the holocaust. And also, even in the promised relocation period of the holocaust it was still a mandatory forced relocation by germans with guns. These stamford prisoners couldve got out of there right away if they wernt little bitches. They wouldve had to let them out

Yea but thats because theres goverment and law and jail time behind that badge. If these kids were smart at all they wouldve realized "oh wait i dont actually have to be here" and fucked a guard up. They wanted to stay there and feel sorry for themselves. The movie made it seem like they truly couldnt get out no matter what they did, thats my problem

It wasnt like that at all in the movie though

>AFTER the killings and deportations to camps began
you mean never? there's no evidence of anything other than labor camps.

don't talk shit about Dr Z

>These stamford prisoners couldve got out of there right away if they wernt little bitches. They wouldve had to let them out.

It is a well known ethical issue of the experiment that Zimbardo did not allow some participants to leave, even when they requested to do so.

>But the movie made it seem like they were really being held against there will with no other option
Of course it did

I'm curious about this movie but what I can tell you I've experience in jail.

Jail is not prison but the entire justice system is designed to break you. Constantly being woken up for random stupid ass shit. Being forced to eat your 3 shitty meals a day within 12 hours and the starved the other 12. Having other people watch you shit then complain when it smells. Also most people involved in that kind of shit just want to do there time and leave. Attacking a guard could seriously add some hard years on your time inside. I've only been to jail so I couldn't imagine the animosity of prison. They try to ruin you as a civilized being and break you down to the smallest being. You often feel like you'll never leave and honestly getting your ass beat sometimes is better than the boredom and insanity you feel behind bars.

So I'm gonna watch this movie now and see what you guys mean cause maybe this movie is just unrealistic.

You sure have a strong opinion of things you don't know much about.

ITT internet marines tough guys thinks they're better than everyone else. No you dumbass. The experiment had 'scientists' (actors) dressed in stereotypical 'boffin' garbs. The actors knew their stuff and convinced the participants to obey them because they (actors) looked SMARTER and KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, not they were stronger or threatening. Lern to look up artikels furst, dumbfass.

They kind of were. There was one guy that wanted out of it super bad and they kept him there for a few days before they let him leave.

>the guy's face on the thumbnail

All I could think about was that "Hitler reacts" meme.

Negative reinforcement is a hell of a drug.

Same reason Cred Forums is a desperate echo chamber

> the weak obey the strong

HOLY SHIT THIS IS BREAKING NEWS

> oh no! It's almost like I'm being punished for being bad!

yo it looks like the guy on the top is holding a joint lol

ya it does actually lol

Let the good goys have their delusion.

There's a reason this stupid experiment was a failure and makes no sense and it's the same reason the holocaust is absurd and makes no sense.

Actually he could have left at any time. They just never explicitly told him that he could. Eventually they had to tell him "hey, dude, it's a fake prison, remember? We can't hold you". He had forgotten completely that he wasn't actually a prisoner.

>severely injure a fellow student on school grounds
>breaking the social contract of not causing needless another person, for frivolous reasons like "he was mean to me"
>picking a fight with people that were given wooden clubs from the experiment's controller

God that movie was shit.

Was he stupid?

I know you're baiting, but retributive justice isn't really that great of an idea for a lot of the shit that can land you in prison

Because that's not human nature.

welcome

The guards actually started to physically torment and manhandle the prisoners. At that point you're allowed to fight back.

And yet most people won't. That's why prisons can still exist in the first place