Skronk wrote:
Not criminals, but the type of entertainment the networks feed to people. Oneupmanship is the norm when it comes to reality tv. First it's cops, then it moves onto sensational courtroom drama, then bear-it-all reality shows, now this. Where does this shit end?
There's a thread about the show.
This poll isn't about the show, it's about the fact that these stings are occurring. These stings started before the police became involved. They'd originally collect evidence and pass it along to the police. When TV got involved, it motivated the police to be more proactive, switch on, and participate. I don't see anything wrong with that. Using the media has always been a great motivator, for both good and bad, and I don't think it's being used in a terrible way here. I think the Cops prostitution stings are terrible. They're sticking a chick on the road where one usually isn't and tempting people with something that regularly wouldn't be there; generally speaking, there isn't really a victim. This is different. There are literally 1,000's of these people. There's significantly more because the internet makes it so easy. These might have remained random (legal) thoughts in people's heads 15 years ago, it is now a click away. You no longer have to find a rest stop off the highway to commit taboo sex acts, and it just so happens that this particular taboo sex act is illegal and seriously injures participants who are still rather impressionable. I think it's humorous that you talk about how sensational this is, but can't seem to comprehend that it's more than a TV show. This shit is occurring. This isn't an island where they've stuck 15 handsome, stupid people and then record their shenanigans. You might not like the format in which it's being conveyed, but this is one of those rare occasions where the network is conveying news that's relevant.
Skronk wrote: That someone would watch these types of shows as amusing, just to get off on seeing these guys suffer, is pathetic.
Yeah, I guess I'm a pathetic dick. Hey, I gotta be me. It's better than Rock Of Love, and Jeopardy is only on for 30 minutes. Silly as it sounds, it's sort of redeeming to see people that are so fucked up that it makes me feel fine. At least I'm not hitting on 14 year olds on the internet.
Funny story, when I was 15 and we got AOL (I still have the account), this is from my 15 year old profile:
Hobbies & Interests shellac,big'n,lustreking,
bi g black,rapeman, june of 44, jesus lizard,rodan,
Favorite Gadgets scratch acid,portishead,radiohead,
a rchers of loaf,leonard cohen,tori amos,tom waits (music)
For some reason, I couldn't get Archers of Loaf and Big Black to format correctly. So, it said "
Bi g Black." I used to get messages all the time from weird old men asking me all kinds of crazy shit. I used to joke about it with my buddies, but they didn't get the same stuff. It took me about six months to figure out. The 'Rapeman" probably didn't help none.
None of us ever fucked by the way.
I've seen the bridges burning in the night.