1. Bernie Goetz is a man who lived in New York City. Three days before Christmas in 1984, he boarded the subway. He noticed that all of the other passengers were staying away from four black men but he decided to sit next to them anyway. The four men approached him and asked for money. Goetz assumed that they were going to mug him and pulled out a gun. He shot all of them once and then noticed the one of the men still moving so he shot him again. He was viewed as a hero and was aquitted on all charges of assult and attempted murder. I believe that Goetz was a cold-blooded murderer. He did not know before he shot the men that they all had criminal backgrounds and all they did was ask him for five dollars. He could have just said said no and there probably would not have been any problem. I believe that Goetz only believed they were dangerous because of their skin color. If they had been four white men asking him for five dollars, he would have probably either given it to him or simply replied no.
5. In his prison experiment, Zimbardo took college students and placed them in a prison-like environment. The students portrayed either a guard or an inmate. Each of the students seemed to become the role they were playing. I believe that if the living conditions in prisons improved, the inmates behavior would definately be impacted. I don't know if that would necessarily be a good thing though. If prison becomes viewed as a safe and good place to be, criminals will not hesitate to commit crimes because prison will no longer be seen as a horrible place to be.
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