Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions
Public letter of Response to Benchmark Tour Offer
Anonymous:
What...
...the...
...FUCK?!
Oz girl:
Yes i did see the website deborah. But given that the kid is 18 or even not a kid at all if they are 28, how on earth does the familiy in most cases get the young adult to agree. Surley even if they are mentally ill a person cant legally be placed there without consent as an adult?
i understand that in the US often the family has to pay the UNI fees up front so that this can be a leverage point. My question was not designed to belittle the alumni of Benchmark or any other similar place, i am genuinely curious as to what would make someone agree to walk through the door of a programme designed for the parents not the "kid"
psy:
--- Quote from: ""ITDONTMATTER"" ---You guys have no place to judge me. I know some if not all these adults went/go thru. I have been there too... Psy... Were you calling me a b**** :(
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No. I am referring to a specific name of a specific person you and your cohorts dropped on the streets. You know exactly who I am talking about. Don't play stupid.
And no you don't know what most or all of the adults went through. Judged on the Keywords you use to advertise your site to the search
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What qualificiationsdoes an ex pothead have (yes i'm talking to you Rich.) to make those claims:
--- Quote from: ""ITDONTMATTER"" ---You guys have no place to judge me. I know some if not all these adults went/go thru. I have been there too... Psy... Were you calling me a b**** :(
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And no everything can NOT be cured through AA. Not even they claim that, although your staff do (witnesses, Rich. lots of em).
Read the above quotations Oz. It should answer your question. If not, gimme a call and i can be a lot more explicit.[/quote]
psy:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---G-d people are stupid itdontmatter soundz like staff! :flame:
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you are correct (probably). I'd say it's about 70-30. Might be an ed-con
psy:
--- Quote from: ""Oz girl"" ---Yes i did see the website deborah. But given that the kid is 18 or even not a kid at all if they are 28, how on earth does the familiy in most cases get the young adult to agree.
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Because the ed-con who pitched benchmark to me and my parents advertised it as a Bording school with Therapeutic aspects. That's a relatively new website. The old one is here.
To answer your question simply:They do not adveritise as they are. It looks like a wonderful place when you visit. I was fooled. So were many others.
Students interviewed by prospective students and parents are cherry picked. They make it seem wonderful. You end up thinking: "gee this place seems really nice".
--- Quote ---Surley even if they are mentally ill a person cant legally be placed there without consent as an adult?
i understand that in the US often the family has to pay the UNI fees up front so that this can be a leverage point.
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Yup. no refunds after 5 days. No parental contact for 30. I forget what reason they state on the tour for this but they make i sound really plausable (especially for those who know nothing at all about programs).
--- Quote --- My question was not designed to belittle the alumni of Benchmark or any other similar place, i am genuinely curious as to what would make someone agree to walk through the door of a programme designed for the parents not the "kid"
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No need to apologize ozzie :lol:. It's good you ask these questions.
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