Huck Finn in the Present Day

What if Huck Finn took place in the present day?  Well, it is safe to say there will be many changes.  First, Jim would not be a slave because of the time period.  Huck would have probably have been connected to a prison somehow which Jim would be a prisoner.  The prison must have also been in the south because it is one of the only places in the country where blacks have been tangibly discriminated to this day.  Second, the technology and common sense that there is in the world would severely hinder their plans.  There would be cameras and long distance communication available for Miss Watson and the prison warden.  Also, people would probably be alarmed if they see a child floating down a river on a raft.  Third, the population and laws have been greatly changed.  Many people would be looking for Jim and Huck and the Duke and Dauphin would also likely be arrested.  Paps would have also been imprisoned long before.  Jim would have also had to be deliberately falsely accused of something for the morality element of the story to carry any weight.  Finally, the transportation available to them would have made it very easy for them to travel up north, eliminating most of the story and the ending.  So in reality it would just be a child attempting to run away with an escaped prisoner.