Well Che, I see what you're sayin. I knew you'd have some insight into this kind of thing.
You could always try.. I might be completely talking out of my ass. It only costs you a phone call or two.
I guess I just don't have a lot of faith in expensive, no teeth legislation. And states haven't been takin care of business here. And let's face it, even if we did things the way you and I know we want to do them, the outcome wouldn't be that effective overall....probably just make a lot of noise and make things worse for the cause.
Yeah.. both dumps I worked at were licensed.. Ginger will tell the story about the state of florida notices on the wall for Straight.. Elan was licensed in its weird ol' way by Maine.. so on and so forth..
Hell.. Not even the state of New Yawk or wherever it is the Rothenberg shock em till they drop Center is will shut down shock therapy right now let alone years ago when they should have.
Licensing is more bullshit, new wrapper, no way to put the boots to the places.
I am trying to think of a solution that is cheap and effective with some simple changes in law.
Qui Tam suits.. government will give you money for blowing the whistle on fraud. Several programs would be ripped a new one if staff started squealing about what really goes on there and what really the government is paying for.
It seems like lately something is forming...media is more involved, way more people are coming together.... I don't know, it just seems like there are so many webpages against programs now compared to 4 years ago. So there's hope.
Let's just hope this new wave of interest doesn't pass it over like the interest after the GAO hearings did.
There was a time after I left KHK that if I would have had the information that is presented online today.....I mean, I was a crazy kid..... I am not sure I would have remained inactive. and with all the kids on psyche drugs shooting up schools and the like..... some very bad things could happen to those who abuse these kids.
Punisher time...
I just hope something can be done by law before the street justice begins. Because nobody really wins when pushed to that point. And kids won't see that.
On the otherside though.. street justice would force people to examine the issues in a new light. It doesn't take too much to ask, "Well wtf.. why are they going after these poor ol' programmie kool-aid swillers.. maybe these kids don't like getting the fuck beat out of them??"
Could easily go the other way as well.. hard to say.
You got a good idea, which is basically sneaky evidence gathering. Now to find that watering hole.......
One thing I'm pretty sure will work is you claim you work for another program and are in the area visiting or something. Use some of your own war stories from KHK for your basis of reality and soon you'll be trading yarn for yarn.
Cell-phones have voice recorders.