People of Cedar City don't care...Perhaps you are right. A local member of their community died this time - not some out-of-state problem child.
These violations of rules and regulations lead to death. This is what all of this is about. The rules, codes, and laws are being ignored. This is why Anson is dead and it is why all of the other children died. In Aaron Bacons' case many rules and codes were not followed (mainly the codes involving deprivation of food and sleeping gear). Rules and codes were ignored in the deaths of Ian and Michele and Anthony.
Probably codes and rules were ignored in the treatment of these boys.
When I reported the abuse and code violations that involved my own child and others - the authorities did nothing - they refuse to even respond to questions. This is how the government in Utah responds to people who make reports of abuse and code violations. They don't care. Until someone dies and the press starts writing about how lax they are. Unfortunately it takes the death of someone to get any type of responce from the authorities. When they do make some rules and regulations they do absolutely nothing to those facilities that are in violation.
Also the staff members do not report violations of laws, rules and codes. They do not report child abuse - which is a violation of law and duty. Those who want to be seen as "good staff members" are as guilty as those who abuse the children because they should be reporting what they witness. It really makes me sick when these kids come out of these programs and say how wonderful so and so was. Well if that person was so wonderful - then why are they violating the child abuse reporting laws?
Anson knew that the facility was violating laws and codes - in fact he had told his family about it before his untimely death. The sad thing is - if he had gone to the authorities - they would have done nothing. This is probably why he continued to work - knowing that this was a violation. The authorities do not do anything at all until someone dies.
Now that Anson has died - the program has been closed for the violations. If he had not died - the program would be in full operation.
The authorities need to respond to these reports of abuse and they are not. More will die as a result of this. Apparently the citizens of Utah will only get involved when one of their own dies.
The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture
is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin
to understand me?
--O'Brien to Winston Smith