Movie review: 'It Was Just an Accident' examines moral responsibility

Movie review: 'It Was Just an Accident' examines moral responsibility

DULUTH — If you've ever taken a psychology course, you've likely learned about the Stanford prison experiment. In 1971, researcher Philip Zimbardo observed that ordinary students randomly assigned the role of "guard" in a simulated prison proved capable of brutal psychological abuse. The experiment, and others like it, have resonated far beyond the halls of academia because they touch on profound questions regarding free will and individual resp…