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Law and Order: SVU on NBC

On December 31^st, NBC finished off its 2007 prime-time season with a shameful episode of Law & Order: SVU.  The episode, entitled “Avatar,” originally aired October 2^nd and assaulted the airwaves once again this week.  Giving detailed depictions of computer-generated sex acts involving teenage girls, the show did nothing more than generate prurient interest in the sexual possibilities of online virtual lives.  This endorsement of one of the most dangerous uses for the internet has earned SVU our pick for Worst of the Week.

In the episode, police investigate the case of a missing girl.  They discover that the victim has a secret life online, in which she plays a 14-year-old schoolgirl with pigtails who has her own strip club.  Virtual pedophiles (who represent real men) gather around her club and watch sex acts.  One scene depicts the virtual young girl giving a lap dance to one of the pedophiles.

The plot of this episode is completely overshadowed by a clear advertisement for virtual reality websites.  It clearly displayed the possibilities for promiscuous and deviant sex acts for young and old, male and female. The sexuality depicted and the irresponsible promotion of these sites makes Law & Order: SVU our pick for Worst of the Week.