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The Minds of Men

The Boston doctors called for an extensive research project to identify the early warning...

Narrator: The Boston doctors called for an extensive research project to identify the early warning signs of violent behavior and pinpoint, diagnose and treat people in inner cities with what they termed "low violence thresholds" before they had actually committed any violent acts

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Narrator: The Boston doctors called for an extensive research project
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to identify the early warning signs of violent behavior
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and pinpoint, diagnose and treat people in inner cities with what they termed
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"low violence thresholds" before they had actually committed any violent acts.
Duration
19 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
02:20:44
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
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documentary
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"The Minds of Men" is a 3+ year investigation into the experimentation, art, and practice of social engineering and mind control during the Cold War - a mind-bending journey into the past that gives startling insight into the worl...
And what do you know, but their JAMA letter just so happened to include - The Minds of Men 00:13
And what do you know, but their JAMA letter just so happened...
I found out that William Sweet had actually talked to the NY State Legislature trying to get funding, - The Minds of Men 00:24
I found out that William Sweet had actually talked to the NY...
Narrator: The first phase of the Boston Violence Project was titled - The Minds of Men 00:28
Narrator: The first phase of the Boston Violence Project was...
The doctors suggested these factors could somehow indicate - The Minds of Men 00:14
The doctors suggested these factors could somehow indicate
The project was seemingly the perfect cure to what was then being declared society's greatest illness. - The Minds of Men 00:08
The project was seemingly the perfect cure to what was then...
Right on cue, a vast coordinated media campaign was underway to promote it to the public. - The Minds of Men 00:06
Right on cue, a vast coordinated media campaign was underway...
Cronkite: Good evening, Violence is making fortresses of portions of our cities - The Minds of Men 00:08
Cronkite: Good evening, Violence is making fortresses of...
Dr. Gurr: Grievances in the U.S. are more intense now than they've been at any time since the 1930s. - The Minds of Men 00:07
Dr. Gurr: Grievances in the U.S. are more intense now than...
Anchor: Those who commit violence are basically no different than other people. - The Minds of Men 00:05
Anchor: Those who commit violence are basically no different...
But the incidence of violence can be controlled and prevented by conscious changes in man's environment. - The Minds of Men 00:07
But the incidence of violence can be controlled and...
Narrator: Mark, Ervin and Delgado were featured guests on many TV programs - The Minds of Men 00:12
Narrator: Mark, Ervin and Delgado were featured guests on...
Interviewer: Is violence as American as cherry pie? - The Minds of Men 00:04
Interviewer: Is violence as American as cherry pie?
Dr. Graham: I believe that assertion was attributed to Rap Brown, was it not? - The Minds of Men 00:07
Dr. Graham: I believe that assertion was attributed to Rap...
As a historian, I would observe that there's a great deal of truth to that, unpleasant as it may be. - The Minds of Men 00:08
As a historian, I would observe that there's a great...
Narrator: Doctors Mark and Ervin declared that brain dysfunction was just as important a factor - The Minds of Men 00:16
Narrator: Doctors Mark and Ervin declared that brain...
In June 1968 it all came to a head. - The Minds of Men 00:05
In June 1968 it all came to a head.
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. And during his speech that evening responding to the tragedy: - The Minds of Men 00:19
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. And during his speech...
Narrator: President Johnson announced the creation of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence. - The Minds of Men 00:07
Narrator: President Johnson announced the creation of the...
Doctors Delgado and Ervin would later turn up as consultants on commission staff reports. - The Minds of Men 00:06
Doctors Delgado and Ervin would later turn up as consultants...
Anchor: President Johnson created the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence. - The Minds of Men 00:06
Anchor: President Johnson created the National Commission on...