Dish Network Accidentally Broadcasts Hardcore Porn On The Disney Channel

For nearly three decades, the Disney Channel has been one of the go-to distractions for exhausted parents to turn to when they need a precious few hours of quiet time. Parents might expect the channel to teach their children many lessons, such as why it's okay to kill somebody in retaliation for them killing somebody you cared about (The Lion King), why bestiality is okay if you're in love (Beauty and the Beast), or why humans are rotten bastards that treat nature like crap (Bambi, Pocahontas, Brother Bear, The Little Mermaid, etc.).

One thing nobody would ever expect to have to worry about when leaving their kids under Walt's watchful electronic eye is little Jimmy or Janey being exposed to two people doing the horizontal mambo. Yet, that's exactly what happened earlier this week, when a North Carolina woman left her kids alone to watch the 2002 Disney movie Lilo and Stitch.

Georgie Brown had recorded the film on her Dish Network DVR, and saw no harm in exiting the room after pressing play on her remote. Unfortunately, the image pixelated and disappeared about a minute into the wacky animated antics of fugitive alien Stitch, and was replaced by about six minutes worth of two live-action people making the ol' beast with two backs.

Upon hearing sounds that were decidedly not family friendly coming from the room, Brown rushed in to find action of the hardcore variety playing out in front of her 2-year-old son, 3-year-old daughter, and 5-year-old son. While her youngest son didn't react, Brown's daughter started crying, and her oldest son ran from the room covering his ears and screaming.

A Dish Network representative has since publicly apologized for the incident, although Brown says no one with the satellite service has apologized to her personally since sending a technician out to investigate the authenticity of her claims.

I'll be honest here, my first reaction upon reading this story was to laugh. A lot. While I certainly wouldn't recommend exposing children to pornography, a few accidental minutes of it isn't going to make them grow up to be psychopaths or anything. None of them were really old enough to fully comprehend what they saw, and it will no doubt fade from their memories with time. With all that in mind, excuse me while I laugh some more.

Is Brown right to be this upset about the incident, or is she blowing things out of proportion?