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When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It still does since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s ever moved me to write my Congressional representatives (not that it did any good). People need to informed about this place so there will be pressure to shut down this Guantanamo for children. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0%2C11913%2C987172%2C00… http://www.orwelltoday.com/tranquility.shtml
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>When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It still does >since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s ever moved me to >write my Congressional representatives (not that it did any good). People >need to informed about this place so there will be pressure to shut down >this Guantanamo for children. >http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0%2C11913%2C987172%2C00… >http://www.orwelltoday.com/tranquility.shtml
Unbelievable — but (obviously?) the problem isn’t just the fact that this institution exists. While it’s probably a good idea to shut this specific "behaviour modification centre" down, the blame for it existing in the first place rests 99.95% on the shoulders of the parents. Quote: "I tell you, I was at my wits’ end with my son. We’d tried military school, but he got kicked out. He never got into trouble with the police. He was one step from that. What it was is, he was going through this identity crisis. Peer pressure. Pot got involved." Jesus H. Motherloving Christ. Your child had a ‘behavioural problem’, so you tried to stick him in military school — and he rebelled. Imagine that. He never had a problem with the authorities (so, chances are he never did anything harmful to others), but he was a victim of "peer pressure," and "pot got involved," so you washed your hands of the whole parental responsibility thing and shipped him off to be reprogrammed — in a foreign country, by a completely unqualified headcase and a gang of strangers — and you signed off on allowing him to be physically abused, to boot. What’s the answer to THAT? Personally, my solution would be dragging anyone that signs that contract into the woods, shooting them, and putting their kids up for adoption — but I expect that wouldn’t be a popular point of view. Here’s an alternative: set up a centre that offers hands-free child-rearing services for $50K/year and a 51% custody "stake"; then, under a different name, set up an adoption auction service based on hard currency. Shazam! Everyone’s a winner, baby. – R.
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> When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It > still does since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s > ever moved me to write my Congressional representatives (not that it > did any good). People need to informed about this place so there > will be pressure to shut down this Guantanamo for children.
What’s the legal position of an airline which transports a minor against their will to such a facility? — Simon Elliott http://www.ctsn.co.uk
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> When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It still does > since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s ever moved me to > write my Congressional representatives (not that it did any good). People > need to informed about this place so there will be pressure to shut down > this Guantanamo for children.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0%2C11913%2C987172%2C00… > http://www.orwelltoday.com/tranquility.shtml
Bloody hell. Not that I normally take much notice of such off topic things, but, bloody hell! This *has* to be against international law?! If not, then why not?
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It still > does > since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s ever moved me > to > write my Congressional representatives (not that it did any good). > People > need to informed about this place so there will be pressure to shut down > this Guantanamo for children. > http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0%2C11913%2C987172%2C00… > http://www.orwelltoday.com/tranquility.shtml > Bloody hell. Not that I normally take much notice of such off topic > things, > but, bloody hell! > This *has* to be against international law?! If not, then why not?
I’m a dad & my son makes me very proud, but even if he had gone off the rails, I could *never* have handed over his upbringing or care to others. NEVER. What in the name of God are these parents thinking? Are they so inept & imbecilic they can’t see how damaging this is? No matter how extreme their children’s behaviour, this is barbaric. Criminal charges need to be lodged against them. It’s fairly certain that idiots who would consider such a course of action are likely to be responsible for having created the situation in the first place, through irresponsible & callous parenting.
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And you’re posting this to an old movies newsgroup because . . ? — Frank in Seattle Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney "I leave you now in radiant contentment" – "Whistling in the Dark"
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> When I heard about this place it made me sick to my stomach. It still > does > since it’s still in business. It’s the only thing that’s ever moved me to > write my Congressional representatives (not that it did any good). People > need to informed about this place so there will be pressure to shut down > this Guantanamo for children.
Terrible, yes…but can you send other peoples kids there? steve — "A man was severely injured today in the Knutsford area." Benny Hill
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> And you’re posting this to an old movies newsgroup because . . ?
Because the groups that this should really be posted are overcrowded and full of trolls. The message is clearly marked off-topic.
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> And you’re posting this to an old movies newsgroup because . . ? > Because the groups that this should really be posted are overcrowded and > full of trolls. The message is clearly marked off-topic.
Do you have any concept of how illogical your defense of bad manners is? — Frank in Seattle Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney "I leave you now in radiant contentment" – "Whistling in the Dark"
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> "I tell you, I was at my wits’ end with my son. We’d tried military school, > but he got kicked out. He never got into trouble with the police. He was one > step from that. What it was is, he was going through this identity crisis. > Peer pressure. Pot got involved."
Although if my kid got involved with Pol Pot, I’d probably try something extreme too. swac The Spanking Fields
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> > > And you’re posting this to an old movies newsgroup because . . ? > Because the groups that this should really be posted are overcrowded and > full of trolls. The message is clearly marked off-topic. > Do you have any concept of how illogical your defense of bad manners is?
No. I’m not a troll, I’m just trying to highlight a problem that people who read these groups might be interested in. Again, it’s marked off-topic, so what’s your problem?
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