Red Hour in LA
June 18th, 2010 by John Mansfield
There was a Star Trek episode where a planet-ruling computer had all the citizens under mind control and everyone behaved in plodding, sedate manner. The human temperment couldn’t endure a full duty cycle of dullness however, so the computer programmed a periodic Red Hour during which people smashed windows and raped women. As a child, Red Hour seemed a bit too fantastic. Now, I see that that it was too realistic. (link)