I sent the letters from my personal email site and all of them were delievered. I'd suggest you do this. Besides, you need to give some identifying information - your e-mail address, name, phone number, city and state.
Here's a copy of my letter
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
RE: Sale of Kemper Facility to WWASP Network
April 7, 2005
Dear Members of the City Council:
There have been thousands of victims of the teen industry and WWASP programs. They include former students/patients, their parents and family members. My child was severely abused in a Utah program and that is why I am now concerned about the proliferation of the "teen industry" in this country. As a result of horrific personal experiences with various programs, potentially thousands of people from all over the country have been reading about the develpments surrounding the purchase of the miltary school in your community by affiliates of the WWASP network. So don't be surprised when people from other states send you their oppinions. I'm a registered nurse from the state of California and have been researching the many abuses that occur in the new and lucrative teen industry.
It was indicated in a recent news article that Randall Hinton once worked at WWASP schools in Jamaica and Mexico. Tranquility Bay in Jamaica and Casa by the Sea in Mexico are both reportedly abusive facilities.
Casa By the Sea was recently shut down by the Mexican authorities because several children showed signs of emotional and physical abuse. Potentially abusive behavior modification techniques and extreme punitive measures are often used in programs associated with WWASP.
The reports of abuse at Tranquility Bay have been particularly horrific.
Several former staff members from a program in Utah, Majestic Ranch, reported extreme chid abuse and endangerment such as forcing children to shovel manure with their hands, sitting out in the cold for several hours as punishment, and bolting the windows shut to prevent escapes.
In most WWASP programs children are not allowed to communicate or see parents for many months. They must earn the right. They are not allowed to use the telephone and their mail is censored. They are severely punished for speaking negatively of the program.
Prolonged isolation in cold, uncomfortable chambers is routine. Former students have reported being hog-tied for hours at a time. One administrator, Jay Kay, (who worked closely with Hinton) admitted to a BBC reporter that one girl had spent 18 months in isolation at Tranquility Bay.
Children are essentially controlled completely in most WWASP affiliated programs. They are essentially denied the most basic civil rights of speach, movement and mail. I became concerned when I read that Hinton indicated that the students would not be allowed to leave campus. This is a huge red-flag indicating that this will be another lock-down where children wiil essentially be cut-off from the outside world and punished with impunity.
The people of this community must beware! Please do a complete inter-net search regarding this industry before allowing this reportedly abusive network to purchase this building. I'd suggest one read the recent report regarding WWASP affiliate Majestic Ranch at
http://www.kidsincaptivity.com. Also read some of the reports about other WWASP affiliated programs on line at
http://isaccorp.org and at
www.heal@u.washington.eduPersonally I'm writiting to you because I don't want to see another WWASP program in the United States. Please make a copy of this letter for the public record and for other members of the council who may not have received the e-mail.
Best Wishes and Regards,
You can use my letter as a model if you have writer's block - or come up with one of your own. :tup:
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