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I think the French may have had it right.

Perhaps, you might be thinking in regards to wine, cheese or even the odd little world of ‘High Fashion’. ‘High Fashion’ to me, at one point, was smoking a joint and then wearing a nice shirt while strolling around Green Lake in Seattle.

While all of these things are in some way connected to the French, I am thinking more of Devil’s Island…a nice, little place in the middle of the ocean where we could drop off some of our more infamous criminals, all-round losers, etc. and wish them well.

I believe that perhaps we should use the style of the Reality show, “Survivor,” as the format… well, less the host and interesting challenges for prizes. For example, currently one does something so incredibly stupid that he gets ‘life or death’ through our court systems. Instead of a visit to the ‘big house’, he gets a ‘one way ride’ to Fantasy Island. Here, however, Mr. Rourke is a convicted sex offender who has an attraction for adult males.

And who shall we send? Well, check your local newspapers for a list and work from there…rapists, murderers, and the like are a clear choice. It would not be too difficult to manage.

Scott Peterson could ‘lead’ one tribe perhaps and Charlie Manson could be the other ‘leader’.

We would surely allow members of the victim’s families the opportunity to ‘boot’ the contestants out of a low flying plane to start the sentences.

I think that there are several parents of murdered children who would be happy to be a part of these proceedings.

We might even go as far as to install video cameras on the Island and then have this as a Premium channel you could order on Comcast. It would go a long way to offset any expenses we are currently being burdened by as a country, state or local government to house and feed the likes of these child molesters and other vermin.

A variation of this idea might be for the Ken Lay’s and other CEO’s that have plagued the headlines lately. Perhaps, a modified version of the “Apprentice” on Devil’s Island would be entertaining and good for the ratings.

Here, one could actually leave the Island at some point, but one would need to actually have completed several tasks before being considered for release. There would be such wonderful tasks as downsizing the Island and outsourcing the food supply to India. One could also be sentenced to take some of the family members with them for the length of their stay.

Perfect…but, hey, I could be wrong.