07-01-2003, 06:14 AM
Quote:There are cases when less than pleasant responses are needed.
Huh? Like dragging a kid off to a foreign island and subjecting him/her to brainwashing and physical torture?
You are obviously not a parent. I want to hug my son right now after reading that article.
There is no way in hell this sort of thing is ever "needed".
"Less than pleasant"? WTF?? Are you insane? If even 10% of this story is accurate, the place these kids are being sent to is a hellhole. It's one step shy of a concentration camp.
My first thought when reading the article is that it's an easy way out for rich parents with unruly teens. "Pay us $40k and we'll fix that screwed-up kid you tried to raise. You won't see or hear from him/her for a long time, I promise".
Quote:One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, anyone?
More like Cool Hand Luke, but with children. Let's hope it doesn't end up the same way.
-DeeBye