This should end well...

The show is in development right now, and will be set in the Netherlands (presumably Amsterdam), where they plan on setting loose several people who take drugs and drink recreationally in a totally drug legal environment for a month and see what happens.

Now, I'm little libertine on some drugs (like marijuana, though I've never touched the stuff), but this is just abusive, its clear that the intent here is to get contestants in over their heads, either to OD or get really sick, or watching them become dependent, under the veil of "documentary."

There are lifelong consequences to doing stuff like this, and its reckless on the part of Channel 4.  We all know how reality type shows work, and that presence of crews and cameras encourage participants (who are already predisposed to camera whoring) to engage in riskier behavior then they normally would.

Most people know where to cut it off with things like tobacco, alcohol or marijuana and can stop or reduce intake when they need to, but there is that core who can't, or those who are borderline, but could be pushed into that addiction zone with a push in the right direction.  There will probably be some of those borderline people on this show, and they could very well be sent into a path of lifelong addiction or a hard fought war with it.

I'm all in favor of expanding liberty, but reckless and stupid behavior like what Channel 4 is doing makes me understand why people are less enthusiastic about doing so.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at 10:06 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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