Trust Issues? OR healthy skepticism?
Trust is proven over time. I personally don't trust anyone who supports the warehousing of teens. I don't consider that an "issue", as in a personal flaw, or a position that may not be rational- my position based on the experience of 6 people who were incarcerated, and not one happy outcome, in fact one was killed. Programs and advocates would like parents and others to think they have an "issue" if they don't trust. Reminds me of how Ford Motor Co gives psych labels and sanctions to labor when they challenge management.
If a program showed that they did not censor mail and telephone calls; provided a public phone for residents use; did not deny visits for "therapeutic" reasons; did not limit calories, assign work detail, torture or restrain, or further isolate the teen for punishment; did not use BM techniques; accepted only teens who wanted to be there; etc., then they MIGHT deserve to be "trusted". Many things about the way the industry operates are not kosher, that warrants skepticism.
If one doesn't see it that way, I'd have to wonder if they are ignorant (in the true sense of the word) or supportive of the abusive tactics or have been brainwashed to blindly trust.
