WTF: How could anyone think this was ok?

And this is Fox actually reporting this?

Guantanamo training....

We warn you, this footage may severely increase our ratings and invoke empathy and anger. Fox News out.

hmmm context..

"JRC educates and treats the most difficult behaviorally involved students in the country and administers the GED to treat severe behavior disorders only after other treatments have failed and a court order is obtained to do so at the request of the student’s parents and doctor.

The treatment plan must also be approved by a Human Rights Committee, a Peer Review Committee and a physician.

These students predominantly exhibit behaviors that are dangerous to themselves and others and have been resistant to previous treatments. Students parents or guardians, along with their school districts and medical personnel are involved in developing care plans and in most cases, before coming to JRC have tried several residential programs and psychiatric facilities and found them unsuccessful. Often students are chemically restrained with medications and their guardians either remove them from those programs or the students are asked to leave.


On the issue of the video tape, the sole reason a recording exists is because JRC maintains cameras in every room where a student may receive treatment. It is the only such facility to do so. This is for the protection of the students in our care and is precisely to enable us to review every application of the GED."


It's not exactly an easy situation by any stretch... does the shock therapy ever actually work?

Disgusting and shameful. no punishment should be that averse.

They need to hook up the employees and shock the crap out of them.


Thanks to FOX news for airing this.

Yes, thanks Fox, for airing a one-sided view of something controversial. I don't like being informed about anything other than what my opinion should be.

I'm glad you did this. You can say what you'd like about you trying to "rehabilitate" a person, but when you use tactics this extreme, is it backed by overwhelming scientific data to be successful with minimal side-effect? I'm not going to research it, but I'm pretty sure this is an archaic superstitious psychiatric ritual akin to lobotomies and phrenology.>> ^vaire2ube:

We warn you, this footage may severely increase our ratings and invoke empathy and anger. Fox News out.
hmmm context..
"JRC educates and treats the most difficult behaviorally involved students in the country and administers the GED to treat severe behavior disorders only after other treatments have failed and a court order is obtained to do so at the request of the student’s parents and doctor.
The treatment plan must also be approved by a Human Rights Committee, a Peer Review Committee and a physician.
These students predominantly exhibit behaviors that are dangerous to themselves and others and have been resistant to previous treatments. Students parents or guardians, along with their school districts and medical personnel are involved in developing care plans and in most cases, before coming to JRC have tried several residential programs and psychiatric facilities and found them unsuccessful. Often students are chemically restrained with medications and their guardians either remove them from those programs or the students are asked to leave.

On the issue of the video tape, the sole reason a recording exists is because JRC maintains cameras in every room where a student may receive treatment. It is the only such facility to do so. This is for the protection of the students in our care and is precisely to enable us to review every application of the GED."

It's not exactly an easy situation by any stretch... does the shock therapy ever actually work?

I think it needs to be made clear that these electric shocks are not "electroshock therapy" aka electroconvulsive therapy.

These are painful electric shocks administered as an aversive therapy. In other words, this center uses pain to cause an aversion to misbehaving and electric shocks are one form of the pain they use.

a controversial "expose" devoid of any shred of context....let me just jump to my conclusions then

Certainly everyone watching this understands that this isn't just the kid you know next door being violently abused. Everyone understands, of course, that the issue is much more complex than a 3 minute news segment can convey.

No? Hmm...

If you want a valid opinion then take the time to read about what's going on. There's plenty of documentation, analysis and deep commentary available about what you're seeing in this video. I doubt you'll find it easy to arrive at any solid conclusions after you understand more. I can't make sense out of it. I suspect anyone who thinks they can isn't being truely objective.

Here's a decent article to start with. Lots more to read and easy to Google.

Rationalizing torture? Some people have morals that override "objectivity".

I would get sent to prison for treating a dog that way, yet we can treat kids like that?

"This isn't just the kid next door..." So that erases their humanity? Talk about a slippery slope; and the people at the center are on a toboggan ride.

From the Judge Rotenberg Education Center Wikipedia page:

"...It has 900 employees and annual revenues exceeding $56 million, charging $220,000 a year for each student."

Wow.

Is this dead or just not working for me?

>> ^Skeeve:

Is this dead or just not working for me?


Fucking Fox!

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