I want a more outraged icon for the title.

I've just fully read Kirsten's artical and tend to see reason from a kids point of veiw haveing been trapped in a no win situation in my early and unfortunatlely later life as well(for political and the resultant economic fallout reasons as well as the problems that such a start as I had cause).

I trust she won't mind my quoting her here as follows:

I think every f*cking parent who sent those kids to "Brat Camp" should be sent to jail for severe child abuse, kidnapping, and exploitation of children for profit. I think we should tell their parents they are just going to a luxury spa in the woods for a couple days. But then, just like they did to their kids, the minute they land, they find out they are not touching any of their belongings, they will be treated like prisoners, they will be blindfolded and driven 60 miles from civilization to camp for months, and they have to ask to pee or *****, and they will be timed getting out of bed every morning. And they will not be leaving for a minimum of 40 days, maybe staying as long as 3 months. And no low talking among the adults, now. That is not allowed. And anything those adults write down in a diary during this time will be read by guards.

~Down

PS~ argh, I thought all hippies were the good guys but after reading this, I guess there a hippies and there are hippies, count me an non-repentant but a little young to have been a yippi.