Showing posts with label conflict of interest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conflict of interest. Show all posts

20120120

The 99% in Jail

Today's topic: JAIL. Not the actual go directly to Jail kind of Jail but the latest in reality TV brought directly to your living room by the producers of COPS.
I accidentally watched an episode recently and there are so many issues that I have with this voyeuristic, exploitative piece of crap show that I could write a book but for now let me just rattle a few ideas off the top of my head.
Firstly the show depicts explicit imagery of people who are so intoxicated/psychotic/high they cant even see straight let alone think straight enough to give 'informed consent' about being represented in a TV show.
Second you've got some manipulative bitch prison guard walking around encouraging intoxicated people to talk for the camera.
Can you say...'Conflict of Interest'?