We are all aware of the fact that Alex Delarge, the main character in the film "A Clockwork Orange" experienced a horrific treatment while in prison called the Ludovico technique. This technique used classical conditioning to prevent Alex from commiting any acts of violence or rape. The scientists would inject Alex with a serum that would made him experience episodes of nausea and helplessness kind of like drowning. After he was injected they made him watch series of violence and rape. The result of the conditioning was that it rendered Alex unable to committ acts that he loved to committ. My question for you, which is the basis of my blog, is this: if we had the capability of providing prisoners in our prison system today with the Ludovico treatment would we? Because if you really think about it, the Ludovico technique is a microcosm of our prison system. Instead of associating acts of violence and rape with a feeling of helplessness, nausea, and drowning our prisoners associate their acts with shanks, cell bars, horrid beatings, and sodomy. Think about it this way what would you rather experience this:
or this:
Just an interesting thing to comtemplate I think.
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