On 2003-11-11 20:54:00, Froderik13 wrote:
"How about just letting Carey post there? That way maybe this dead horse could go back to sleep..."
The problem with letting Carey have this bully pulpit as well as posting priveleges on ISAC is that her perspective is so narrow-minded [singularly vindictive, with the mental health of her children taking second place to the personal affront she envisions from this educational consulting (sic) firm]. She would "clutter" the ISAC board like she does this one, preferring to rant against her own PURE demons.
I think there are 2 strong fronts to attack WWASPS and its havoc wreacked on American kids:
1) legislate abuse, because you are spitting in the wind to convince a lot of these *parents* that the WWASPS psychological tactics are terribly damaging to anyone, let alone an emerging teen personality.
2) stories, anecdotes, rebuttals from personal experience...stuff that investigating parents might need to make an informed decision about their kids' welfare, stuff that is not to be found in WWASPS glossy brochures, the tearful testimonies of clueless [or sadistic] parents, or in the Dead-Or-In-Jail threats of WWASPS marketing.
Where are potential parent/clients going to find out about what really goes on in these facilities? On one hand, you have a really slick, strong marketing program from WWASPS that most people take at face value (never experiencing this sort of devious and wholesale lying, and not coming at this with the cynicism that we more-experienced folks have). On the other hand, you have....US???
When I first became involved with WWASPS when my grandaughter was incarcerated in November 2002, I looked to the Internet. I found just the beginnings of truthful information about what went on. As these anecdotal forums, etc. grew, WWASPS squashed them, and there are few remaining. Fornits was a strong source of information, and the back-and-forth of "real" people and "anons" DID give both sides...and let me decide which to believe. Then Carey Bock somehow got this hair up her ass and dominated this information source with clap-trap about a company which directed parents to various "child help" facilities that she either a) felt was a bad idea, or b) felt that ...God, I don't know what her problem is with PURE. [can't wait to hear Ms. Bock's slobbering spitting answer to that statement!]
Anyway, to parents seriously considering placing their child outside the home (bad idea, but....), I want them to know the reality of a WWASPS facility. Due to the single influence of Ms. Bock, this valuable forum has degenerated into a public circus of one person's imploding universe needing to cry out with rage at SOMETHING. Only 2000+ kids are currently in WWASPS (maybe much less, what with all the bad press). Only 200 people on the planet even know what the heck PURE is. Only 2 people in the universe think this issue deserves attention.
There are a whole lot of teenagers currently "doing time" in WWASPS facilities. There are a whole lot of teenagers doomed to the same fate unless the public discovers what WWASPS really offers. There are a whole lot of former teenagers who have given a huge chunk of their past to Straight, The Seed, etc., and they deserve vindication. It is a crime against humanity to divert this effort because one single woman is sicksicksick. Please don't sacrifice the small window of truth against the obscene Goliath of money, greed, sadism, and torture that is WWASPS. Move past Carey Bock and PURE, and recognize the real evil and fight it with all your might.