This is old news, but I never knew about it when it came out.

A US Soldier who was on duty in Guantanamo Bay was ordered to play the role of an inmate, complete with an orange jumpsuit over his military fatigues. This was for the purpose of training.

The other soliders, who thought he was a real inmate, were supposed to extract him from under a bed.

In the process they brutally assaulted him, causing brain damage that caused him to have seizures.

He could not even utter the safe word because his breathing was constrained.

One can only imagine what real prisoners had to go through.

Resources

• Wikipedia article on Sean Baker.
• CBS News interview with Sean Baker.