http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/15/china-electroshock-t.html
In China, Electric Shock is now being administered to people who are addicted to the Internet. Parents are tricking and forcing their children into enrolling in shock treatment programs. I should be on the lookout next time my wife tells me she's planning a getaway for us.
What are we going to do in Tomer's class in P-burgh? I'm excited. This class has been loads of fun compared to the Search and Seize hell of my other.
Because I love posting YouTubes, this is me playing bass with my friends on a John Lennon song.
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I read about that shock treatment thing a while back when they started it. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. I should have signed up when I had the chance.
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite in Philly but I'm pretty darn close.
Well, if China could produce their own Lou Reed or Roky Erickson (both of whom underwent shock treatment therapy for different reasons when they were younger), it wouldn't be quite as awful as it sounds, or at least I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHalf-kidding aside, in addition to the whole Tibet thing, Tianammen Square, internet censorship, the devaluing of its currency and dumping cheap consumer goods here (oh and forced sterilization for those with more than one child), this doesn't exactly endear me to the Chinese government. :-)