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Needs help: Is Aspen conduction behavior modification
Oz girl:
As much as I think this table of deaths is ridiculous because it misses all of the wider moral issues connected to this meanspirited industry, Why has there been none for Summer Camps. Afterall they are a longstanding American tradition tradition. How many kids have died in one of these?
Anonymous:
Here is an examle of a teen's behavior after going through a behavior-mod program:
By ADAM ASHTON
MERCED SUN-STAR
August 4, 2005
WINTON - The 17-year-old boy who allegedly spray-painted racist slurs in front of a black woman's home last week is one of nine teenagers who participated in a reality TV program to learn better manners.
Isaiah Alarcon has a national audience once a week on ABC's "Brat Camp," which documents his progress through a 50-day Oregon wilderness camp with a focus on disciplining troubled teens.
Now back from the camp, the Atwater High School student reportedly admitted to Merced County Sheriff's Department deputies that he used spray paint to scrawl "spook" and "N---ers live here" in front of preschool teacher Angelic Royal's home on Palomino Drive early Friday morning.
Alarcon and his friend Christopher Farenelli, 18, wrote the slurs and drew a swastika in the street after a drunken night of partying in Ceres, authorities said.
The teens told sheriff's deputies that they did not mean any harm with the graffiti, and Royal said Alarcon tried to clean up the slurs before he was taken into custody Saturday.
Alarcon spent the weekend in Juvenile Hall and was charged with damaging property and interference of civil rights, Sheriff Mark Pazin said.
He said the situation was ironic, but with some serious consequences for Alarcon.
"Reality TV has taken the place of long-term rehabilitation," Pazin said. "These kids had some real serious issues that needed to be dealt with in a long-term process, not a multiweek TV program for entertainment."
Alarcon's mother, Virginia, declined to allow her son to comment Wednesday. She told the Sun-Star last week that his behavior had improved since he returned from "Brat Camp."
The TV show's Web site describes him as an "angry punk rocker who smokes, drinks and has an obsession with fire." The show airs Wednesday at 8 p.m.
"Brat Camp" takes place at SageWalk, a wilderness school at which teens can learn anger management and educational skills. It was filmed between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Alarcon escaped from the camp in one of the episodes, according to an ABC press release.
Farenelli was arrested Saturday after he turned himself into the Sheriff's Department. He faces charges of suspicion of a vandalism and criminal conspiracy charge. He was released after posting $5,200 bail.
Both young men might face increased penalties if they are charged with committing a hate crime. The district attorney's office has not decided what charges it will pursue in their prosecution, Chief Deputy District Attorney Larry Morse II said Tuesday.
Royal, 37, discovered the graffiti when she looked out her window early Friday. She said she brought Alarcon water when she saw him scrubbing the graffiti Saturday morning.
"I think maybe he got caught up in the moment, and what a price to pay," she said.
There is no change with these behavior modification programs, I sent my child to Second Nature and he is still doing fine five years later. They use a different model than these behavior modification programs.
Anonymous:
Oh yeah? Well I sent my kid to Second Nature, he killed me for it, and I'm posting this from HELL!
TheWho:
--- Quote from: ""Oz girl"" ---As much as I think this table of deaths is ridiculous because it misses all of the wider moral issues connected to this meanspirited industry, Why has there been none for Summer Camps. Afterall they are a longstanding American tradition tradition. How many kids have died in one of these?
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Good Point OzGirl, it would be interesting to see summer camps compared to wilderness and TBS's, I wonder if the data exists, does anyone know?
nimdA:
A 40 year old 2nd cousin of mine did something like this kid did not so long ago.
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---Here is an examle of a teen's behavior after going through a behavior-mod program:
By ADAM ASHTON
MERCED SUN-STAR
August 4, 2005
WINTON - The 17-year-old boy who allegedly spray-painted racist slurs in front of a black woman's home last week is one of nine teenagers who participated in a reality TV program to learn better manners.
Isaiah Alarcon has a national audience once a week on ABC's "Brat Camp," which documents his progress through a 50-day Oregon wilderness camp with a focus on disciplining troubled teens.
Now back from the camp, the Atwater High School student reportedly admitted to Merced County Sheriff's Department deputies that he used spray paint to scrawl "spook" and "N---ers live here" in front of preschool teacher Angelic Royal's home on Palomino Drive early Friday morning.
Alarcon and his friend Christopher Farenelli, 18, wrote the slurs and drew a swastika in the street after a drunken night of partying in Ceres, authorities said.
The teens told sheriff's deputies that they did not mean any harm with the graffiti, and Royal said Alarcon tried to clean up the slurs before he was taken into custody Saturday.
Alarcon spent the weekend in Juvenile Hall and was charged with damaging property and interference of civil rights, Sheriff Mark Pazin said.
He said the situation was ironic, but with some serious consequences for Alarcon.
"Reality TV has taken the place of long-term rehabilitation," Pazin said. "These kids had some real serious issues that needed to be dealt with in a long-term process, not a multiweek TV program for entertainment."
Alarcon's mother, Virginia, declined to allow her son to comment Wednesday. She told the Sun-Star last week that his behavior had improved since he returned from "Brat Camp."
The TV show's Web site describes him as an "angry punk rocker who smokes, drinks and has an obsession with fire." The show airs Wednesday at 8 p.m.
"Brat Camp" takes place at SageWalk, a wilderness school at which teens can learn anger management and educational skills. It was filmed between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Alarcon escaped from the camp in one of the episodes, according to an ABC press release.
Farenelli was arrested Saturday after he turned himself into the Sheriff's Department. He faces charges of suspicion of a vandalism and criminal conspiracy charge. He was released after posting $5,200 bail.
Both young men might face increased penalties if they are charged with committing a hate crime. The district attorney's office has not decided what charges it will pursue in their prosecution, Chief Deputy District Attorney Larry Morse II said Tuesday.
Royal, 37, discovered the graffiti when she looked out her window early Friday. She said she brought Alarcon water when she saw him scrubbing the graffiti Saturday morning.
"I think maybe he got caught up in the moment, and what a price to pay," she said.
There is no change with these behavior modification programs, I sent my child to Second Nature and he is still doing fine five years later. They use a different model than these behavior modification programs.
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