[caycep]

So...there's a distinction:

Electroshock therapy for behavioral modification in schools: bad

Modern Electroconvulsive therapy under anesthesia: actually effective and arguably lifesaving for severe clinical depression.

[ClumsyPilot]

> Electroshock therapy for behavioral modification in schools: bad

Is that just violent punishment / torture by another name?

[caycep]

Yes, that's why it was banned in Massachusetts, if I recall, there were state schools/institutions that were using it way back when.

[ClumsyPilot]

Shocking!

[cykros]

In Massachusetts? Not sure I'd use that word. Look up the Fernald Institute.

[dartos]

Lack of human experiments and anesthesia