Wide Spead abuse

by PSacramento 8 Replies latest social current

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  PSacramento

  It pains me to read this and even post it, but, just as in the case with Priests, the light is where these things should be:

  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/ny...pagewanted=all
  
  And exerpt:
  A New York Times investigation over the past year has found widespread problems in the more than 2,000 state-run homes. In hundreds of cases reviewed by The Times, employees who sexually abused, beat or taunted residents were rarely fired, even after repeated offenses, and in many cases, were simply transferred to other group homes run by the state.
  
  And, despite a state law requiring that incidents in which a crime may have been committed be reported to law enforcement, such referrals are rare: State records show that of some 13,000 allegations of abuse in 2009 within state-operated and licensed homes, fewer than 5 percent were referred to law enforcement. The hundreds of files examined by The Times contained shocking examples of abuse of residents with conditions like Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.
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  james_woods

  We had a similar expose a few months ago in Texas.

  It is disgusting. I wonder if some of these sadists deliberately take such jobs in order to commit these acts.
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  PSacramento

  I think that people with these tendencies are no doubt attracted to certain jobs, sometimes for obvious reasons.
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  whereami

  There're no words to describe these sorry excuses for human beings.

  Thanks for making my stomach turn PSac.
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  PSacramento

  Like I said Bro, exposed to the light is where these cockaroaches need to be.
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  whereami

  More like exterminated if you ask me.
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  PSacramento

  More like exterminated if you ask me.

  Well...hard to argue with that.

  It's a disease and the sooner we find a cure for it, the better.
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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Even if it is reported, it still does not mean the caregiver cannot continue his/her career.

  I read a recent report of a caregiver that was fired for abuse and the incident was reported. However, the caregiver just got another job at another facility while she is awaiting trial.

  Unfortunately, caregiving can be a very high stress job. And usually it requires very little, if any training. And they are easy jobs to get becausse there is such a high demand. I am sure some employers "overlook" certain things because of difficulty replacing the employee.
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  Violia

  An employee at a Nursing home slapped my mother numerous times as she cared for her . My mom was so frightened she did not tell me, I finally figured it out. I filed a complaint with the state and even after an investigation nothing could be done b/c my mom was a little senile and could not accurately describe the abuser. I know who it was, it was her nurse aide. I took her out of the home and raised a lot of Hell over it. She is out there somewhere, caring for someone else's mother. bastards.