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 The Global War on ToddlerismPosted on Sep 30, 2007Fresh on the heels of its reality show “Kid Nation,” in which children are sent to perform hard labor on a ranch with no adult supervision, CBS announced today that it is readying a reality show in which children will be sent to the federal detention camp at Guantanamo. The new program, called “Kid Detention,” is expected to be ready for broadcast in time for November sweeps, with the following promotional slogan: “One detention camp. Forty kids. No lawyers.” CBS said that filming would begin as soon as 40 children are “randomly rounded up.” Within hours of its announcement, CBS found itself under fire from the organization Amnesty International, which warned of possible human rights violations if the children are sent to Guantanamo. In an attempt to rebuff such criticism, CBS spokesperson Carol Foyler told reporters, “Nothing worse is going to happen to those kids than if they were on ‘Two and a Half Men.’ ” Foyler also attempted to dismiss Amnesty International’s complaint that the kids at Guantanamo would not be permitted to have lawyers. “We want to re-create the experience of being detainees, and of course that means no lawyers,” Foyler said. “Besides, just like the other detainees, these kids haven’t been charged with any crime.” If “Kid Detention” takes off in the ratings as expected, Foyler said, the network will launch another series, “Kid Rendition,” in which the children are flown to Egypt for further questioning. Elsewhere, after the president of Columbia University called him a “petty and cruel dictator,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied the existence of Columbia University. Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of “The Republican Playbook.”
© 2007 Creators Syndicate Inc.
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By not nikki, October 15, 2007 at 5:56 am # How could ANYONE take this seriously? It’s on a blog. Let me guess, if it’s on the internet then it’s true…
By rage, October 1, 2007 at 8:48 pm # Wonder Years: Abu Graib
By Rick Brown, October 1, 2007 at 3:36 pm # methinks some bullshit detectors need tuning.
By Thomas Billis, October 1, 2007 at 9:20 am # If the morons keep watching this crap it will go further and further.I expect to see Kid Molestation:40 boys dressed as altar boys dropped off at Father Flotksys Catholic Seminary at Pedophilia Arizona.The only help these boys have is Cardinal Bernard Law.Not that molestation is funny but it went on 40 years with law enforcement looking the other way.Everything else is exploited in American society for the glorification of television why not kids.
By Conservative Yankee, October 1, 2007 at 4:19 am # What’s the big joke? Children are held in detention centers called “Reform schools” and “Treatment centers” all over the USA. often they are not entitled to lawyers (unless their parents who are occasionally glad to be rid-of-them require representation) and as for the “innocent” part, these children can be locked up for years for offenses which are not “offenses for folks over 18 (See status offenses)This is the dark side of the welfare/incarceration business, and don’t fool yourselves, it makes LOTS of money for political insiders. “secure treatment” costs anywhere from 75K to 250k per child per year....and guess who pays? Since children are a “protected class” their names never appear in the paper, the public has no right to see their “trial” and no one outside their families and the “system” know they have “disappeared” But not to worry, they are probably not your children, or children of your friends. They are usually poor, pesky, and without friends,their parents either gone, drunk, or stoned.
By John O'Quin, September 30, 2007 at 8:57 pm # is that as messed up as I am reading? is this serious? did I miss something?
By nikkie, September 30, 2007 at 5:45 pm # i dont think cbs should be allowed to send the children to Guantanamo. They’re kids! its just another ploy to get their ratings up and should not be allowed. i approve of kid nation but this new series may have a psychological affect on the children that is not worth higher ratings. Add Your Comment |
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