Thanks for letting me know.

I wasn't thinking of any specific events here but recently was thinking about why I get freaked out by certain scary movies and not others and my reaction to the movie "An American Crime" came to mind...which led to thinking about group dynamics.

****The movie is hugely triggering.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/mo...ewanted=1&_r=0

Based on a true story, this sociopathic woman scapegoated a neighborhood teenage girl, and a multitude of others in the neighborhood, by her lead, systematically tortured and killed this girl. It is known as the most horrific crime in the state.

The sadistic sociopathic woman wasn't as terrifying as the fact that so many other 'average' people allowed it to happen. I guess because it's not as difficult to imagine the disturbed woman doing it because you expect criminals to do such things. The difficulty is understanding why average people went along with it. It's unimaginable and hard to believe this and other related stories.

I still don't understand how people can lose their humanity in a group setting and wonder if there is some form of that happening here at times and what would it be like if it were to escalate? Anyway, it's a relief to hear that everyone here knows about such things. The disinhibition effect is interesting too.