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Extreme Brat Camp - ch4 now

103 replies

PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 08/10/2014 22:08

Some of these children are far too young to be in a place like this. They have FIVE year olds there. Wtf?

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Seafoam · 08/10/2014 22:11

:( I've had to turn it off.

beachyhead · 08/10/2014 22:12

This is nuts....

TheBogQueen · 08/10/2014 22:12

Can't watch it

RipMacWinkle · 08/10/2014 22:14

I am pretty stunned to be honest. It's so extreme

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PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 08/10/2014 22:18

I've watched things like this before where the residents/inmates or whatever they're called are out of control teenagers, but I didn't know they actually took children to these kinds of places. I'm gobsmacked any parent would allow or want this.

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Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywench · 08/10/2014 22:19

I thought the youngest was 10?

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:26

How could the child forgive the parent? (Disclaimer: don't know what the kids have fine, have just turned it on and it seems extreme!)

Dontlaugh · 08/10/2014 22:28

Unless these children are all cooking meth in their parent's garages, then this is bonkers.
They look so YOUNG!
Bonkers.

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:28

They are endorsed by children's services?? The poor things have had three hours sleep!

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:28

And the senate!

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PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 08/10/2014 22:29

In the intro it said these camps will take children as young as 5.

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Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywench · 08/10/2014 22:29

Bloody hell, the guy from the LA is nuts! Who makes kids stay wake for 52/72??? nuts!

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:29

See PTSD!

VivaLeBeaver · 08/10/2014 22:29

If parents treated their kids like this in this country I reckon SS would remove them for emotional neglect and abuse.

Dontlaugh · 08/10/2014 22:31

Spot on, Viva and rightly so. I've switched off.

Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywench · 08/10/2014 22:31

Bloody hell! It's glorified kidnapping isn't it? Even though the parents have given consent it must be terrifying to be pulled out of the house and not know what's happening.

thornrose · 08/10/2014 22:35

Surely the children will end up resenting their parents at the least, hating them at the worst? It's flaming barbaric.

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:36

She is putting him through this cos he is is gaming?!? No drugs no staying out just on his Xbox too much?

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:37

He is hardly an out of control teen!

thornrose · 08/10/2014 22:38

Didn't they say it's the third time he's been? Then it's not working!

ladybird69 · 08/10/2014 22:41

Hasn't seen this thread just started another one!
It's unbelievable. I watched one a few years ago and it treated kids behaviour and emotions. This is just pure bullying.

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:43

This is like a prison with the jumpsuits and wire?

Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywench · 08/10/2014 22:43

At least Camp Consequence has the parents and kids together so it's not a case of the parents dumping and running. Still nuts though.

ChillyHeatwave · 08/10/2014 22:44

Fuck! A year long??

Dontwanttobeyourmonkeywench · 08/10/2014 22:44

WTF with sending your child away for a year because he's gaming....