Imagine a future where death row inmates battle to the death in an all out race. And the the person who is victorious after several matches is set free. Imagine a future in where the videogame character you control is an actual person, and if you character dies, an actual person dies. Now imagine these horrendous situations being played out on television. Well those are the futures that were depicted in the film "Gamer" and "Death Race". In both movies death row inmates are used to play in life and death battles for the amusement of viewers. These are extreme takes on what reality television can become. But what does it truly take for this to be accepted in society today? The moral deterioration of our citizens, the abolition of our constitution, or the lost of rights for all inmates. Nevertheless, it will take a lot for reality television and our society to become so brutal.
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