&gt; bus drivers at that time were considered a sort of authority<p>&gt; &quot;She was in violation of the city codes. What was I supposed to do? That damn bus was full and she wouldn’t move back. I had my orders. I had police powers — any driver for the city did. &quot;<p>That was 1955; 16 years later: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stanford_prison_experiment" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stanford_prison_experiment</a>