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0:12would you rather be a guard or a
0:13prisoner I don't think I have the
0:15qualities to be a guard prisoner
0:18prisoner I guess prisoner sounds like he
0:20would be a little less work
0:23prisoner what is
0:26that nobody likes
0:28guards
0:31good afternoon gentlemen this experiment
0:34will be an extension of my research into
0:36the effects prisons can have on human
0:39behavior you're going to be pleased to
0:41know that you all have been chosen to be
0:43the prison
0:44guards but when a no circumstances
0:47whatsoever are you to physically assault
0:50the prisoners in any way so remember
0:53just as you were watching the
0:55prisoners my graduate staff and I will
0:58be watching you
1:02[Music]
1:03all right gentlemen we going to have
1:05ourselves a lot of fun rule number one
1:08prisoners must remain silent this is an
1:12exercise period okay is it just me or
1:15these guys taking this thing a bit too
1:17seriously why don't you give me 20
1:18push-ups look at this guy think he's
1:21John Wayne or
1:23something you address me as
1:26Mr correctional
1:28officer this might be an interesting two
1:31weeks after all why didn't you make up
1:33your bunk 8612 I did Mr correction
1:37officer well that's not what I see hey
1:39what are you doing just F
1:45that what was that you just hit him
1:48you're not supposed to hit him in
1:51the should we step in no let the guards
1:54figure it out let's see where it goes
1:56good evening gentlemen how about we make
1:58this one a night to remember this is all
1:59real they won't let you go they won't
2:02let us
2:04leave those are not prisoners those are
2:08not subjects those are boys and you are
2:10harming
2:14them let me out of here I want out I
2:18want out now you thought you were going
2:20to get some play time in the yard boy is
2:22that what you thought this was going to
2:25be I had no idea it would turn out this
2:28way
2:30[Music]