Petition: Shut Down the Judge Rotenberg Center!

[igotrhythm]

I'm under the impression that there's a number of people on the spectrum in this community, so I'll just leave this here.

http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/01/judge-rotenberg-center-survivors-letter.html

Without going into too much detail, this woman communicates the hell she lived through of being forced to wear shock devices that got triggered for the smallest of things. This stuff isn't for the faint of heart to read, but if you're in the Canton, MA area, know that what you'll feel reading it is NOTHING compared to what this woman somehow managed to endure. We all owe her and the other patients at least that much.

[Nullifidian]

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How is shocking people still used as behavioral "treatment" in this day and age? Or that board thing, that's just medieval.

[Hazelle]

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Ugh these testimonies make me sick

[Cavernio]

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Century 22, no different than century 20.

[moches]

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read a story about this center a few months ago. incredibly, incredibly disturbing stuff.

http://nymag.com/news/features/andre-mccollins-rotenberg-center-2012-9/

[Mollocephalus]

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This letter made me legitimately sad.

[DarknessXoXLight]

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sickening..

[moches]

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okay, actually attempted to read the letter and just stopped halfway through because it was too disturbing.

who the fuck lets people do this?!

[retching oesophagus]

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Century 22, no different than century 20.

Don't you mean Century 21. This is the 21st century.

What a revolting story, poor guys . The people who plan and carry out this treatment need to be rocketed into the sun. Or get some 'electro shock therapy' on the ole electric chair.

[SC_coolguy44]

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What kind of sick person would do this?

[qqwref]

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mfw this actually requires a petition

[G.S.M]

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What kind of sick person would do this?

A Human

A Human person

Herson

[PriestREA]

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Having a special needs brother causes this to hit home a bit more on my end. I couldn't imagine his special needs school treating him like that just because he was unable to be vocal and/or respond to a requested task. Seeing some of the students at my brothers school just makes me wonder the sanity and mind of someone to approve and frequently use such a malicious (for lack of a better word) device. It's absolutely sickening. I lose faith in humanity when I see people that are so heartless.

[Cavernio]

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yeah imma dumb I did mean 21st

[Izzy]

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mfw this actually requires a petition

Really, Obama should walk down their and personally strip every staff member of their diginity and then kick them in the nuts.

This seems straight up illegal. How can they do any of this?