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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
There are reasons why we have age limits for voting, being an elected official, driving, drinking, etc. Kids are not mature enough to make these kinds of decisions. I think the show is going to be stupid.
Also, I'm sure it's going to be 75% (at least) run/scripted/guided by the producers.
After reading the Wiki page, I think I'm with the skeptics...there were a lot of kids that got physically hurt, and I'm sure there's more with psychological damage. Stupid, stupid. |
One girl sprained her arm and another was burnt (apparently mildly) while cooking. Those could easily have happened at home. Apparently the bleach mixture got confused with a soda and the only reason more than one kid drank it is because the first one thought it tasted weird after taking a sip and asked the other kids around him to taste it. I don't see any reports of them chugging the stuff, simply a whoops moment that could have happened any time someone was careless with cleaning products, and they immediately took care of the situation.
I'm skeptical, but at the same time, they made them sign the waiver to cover their asses in advance. Not because they were planning on the kids dying, or giving each other STDs, but because there was some small statistical chance of bad things occurring. It's not comparable to the waivers at Disneyland or whatever, but plenty of places and situations have waivers that essentially demand that you accept any potential consequences and don't sue. (Plus due to the non-disclosure no one can really talk about it anyway)
I haven't seen commercials myself (who watches CBS anyway?) I'll probably catch the show online or something.