Comments on: School of Shocks

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:49:04 +0000

“more effective then meds”? wonder why. maybe it’s because that’s not what these kids need. maybe electicuting disabled kids dosn’t solve their problems. maybe “biased against shock therapy” means “level headed and reasonable”
i mean, these kids arn’t criminals!
there just slow!

By: SubstanceM

SubstanceM — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:43:16 +0000

So…Something’s Shocking after all…

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:11:59 +0000

Wow, great couple of days of posting. I am still digesting the superhighway (Red Dawn anyone?) and the microsoft business. This thing with the kids is just *shocking*.

Surprisingly, what little I have left to think about shock therapy for behavoir modification doesn’t immediately lean to the negative. My minimal psychological background, (I am an ER nurse by trade and training and only a miniscule amount of applied knowledge in the area) says there could be some actual merit to it.

But.

Reinforcing behavoir on a broader scale ESPECIALLY with painful stimuli has frightening future implications. Though for the right people with the right method I could see how it might help.

What a slippery slope, though. I mean humans rarely misuse the tools they create, right?

By: Loki

Loki — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:07:05 +0000

tiny little bits of pain seems a nice way to run a school… maybe they should put hooks in their skin and attach birds…

By: Mr. Blind

Mr. Blind — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:19:50 +0000

I guess you can’t be allergic to electric shocks?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:43:02 +0000

Bee stings hurt a whole fucking lot!