Apathy Curve: Tethered Teen

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tethered Teen

New child control methodology:

The Netherlands has been plunged into a debate about how to deal with violent psychiatric patients, after images of a tethered teenager appeared on Dutch TV.

The pictures were taken after a tip-off from a whistle-blower, who worked at the institution where the 18-year-old, known only as Brandon, is confined.

The pictures show him wearing a harness attached to a metal bracket on the wall by a thick leather strap.

He has been confined in this way every single day for three years.

Hrm. I'm not seeing a downside; this could catch on in a big way. At the very least we should require all teenagers to wear shock collars. Everyone over the age of 40 would receive a control box.

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