Do you miss anyone axed by metoo?

[Rev. Rye]

Barring any who I suspect might actually be innocent (an admittedly small number), two names come to mind: First is Louis CK, and it's honestly sad to realise that, once his predatory behaviours came to light, he figured out the best thing to do would be to turn into a total dumpster fire.

The other one is Kevin Spacey. He is probably my favourite living actor. Unfortunately, he's turned out to be a major sexual predator, so I get why his career is dead. That said, there's one idea I'd like to try out and here's an old post where I talk about it

The idea just came to me after watching this deleted scene from Zootopia:





That got me to wondering: Are you miffed that Kevin Spacey's career is over, but knowing full well that the reason he did so is because society needs to be protected from a sexual predator? Can we potentially have our cake and eat it too? So, I tried to see what shock collars did for humans.





Here's the pitch: Kevin Spacey can potentially return to acting, BUT, he has to wear a shock collar 24/7 for the rest of his life (except maybe in the shower or bath.) He is wealthy enough to hire handlers who should be prepared to watch him like a hawk for any signs of him stepping out of line. The minute he does, one of those handlers presses a button on the remote and shocks him. But Rye, you may be asking: what if he does slip away from his handlers and fall back into the shit that originally ended his career? Well, here's the one major shortcoming I have for this plan. That said, I do have a plan for what should be done: unlike the more intense, short, sharp, shocks that come normally from the shock collars, I'd find a way to create a less intense, but more sustained shock to temporarily incapacitate him while those handlers can find him. Unfortunately, I can't be sure if the "sweet spot" for this crucial mode can actually exist, where the voltage is high enough to be temporarily incapacitating, but low enough that it doesn't do permanent damage for a sustained period of time. I'm fairly certain he'll never reach the point where he can be trusted without the shock collar, though, if that "paralyser mode" can be made to work, things could be made to work out.

Granted, he will have to avoid the beach, and maybe directors will have to work in why he has to wear a shock collar (or an ascot that will cover it up) for his roles. But, if this works, we can have one of the great actors of our time still working, but still make it so he can't hurt anyone again.

That said, if one says he shouldn't come back on principle, even if protective measures are put into place to make sure he doesn't reoffend, I can't say I blame you.

Maybe they can make a movie where Kevin Spacey plays an actor in the exact same situation (turning out to be a predatory asshole and being given a shock collar to keep him in work). And as someone whose favourite film of all time had a major plot point where a habitual criminal is subjected to torture in an attempt to make him harmless, I'd certainly see that movie.