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Rachael:
Some people were legally incarcerated in AARC. Those sent by court order (usually care of dear Cook Stanhope) were there legally. The majority however were not.
I have never had any trouble with the police. I've never even been given a transit ticket. The closest thing would be some library fines I got for books not returned as I was in AARC.
I knew that I had the right not to be imprisoned arbitrarily and to consult with a lawyer, but I was denied those rights. When I stated my rights and asked for a lawyer, I was told "druggies don't have rights" and made fun of.
I was illegally imprisoned and I have the right to contest that. That alone is grounds for a lawsuit, not to mention everything that occured while forcibly detained there.
Rachael
Anonymous:
Rachael:
Is AARC an accredited treatment centre under the Child, Youth and Family Entrapment Act?
Or, Is it an accredited secure custody facility under the Youth Criminal Justice Act or any of the legislation or regulations dealing with Youth Detention.
Specifically, do you know of instances where the Solicitor General's Department -- those responsible for administering detention facilities and probation -- have compelled a person into AARC .
Whether or not the courts or SolGen have ordered it it still may not be legal and/or is done in breach of Charter rights regarding cruel and unusual punishment.
The case of Amy is also interesting. She would still be under her conditional treatment order, or it should be coming to an end. It would be interesting to find out how she is doing.
Anonymous:
My comment goes to the AARC believers:
I am very happy to hear that what happened to me in AARC does not happen to everyone. To those of you out there whose lives have been changed for the better because of your time in AARC I applaud your recovery and am glad you are happy.
I was hurt in AARC. This site offers solace. It is proof that I am not alone and I get hope from stories, like Racheal's, that show there is life , love and joy after such an event.
If I can show the self restraint and maturity not to come to open meeting and talk down the people who hurt me then I would hope those of you out there living AARC-ful lives could do the same.
Maybe you like this forum because it offers you anonymity. You can attack anyone you like with little or no consequences. If that is the case I seriously doubt that your new life is as happy as you claim.
"Me thinks she dost protest too much."
If you have to come on here and tell us all how good you are doing and defend AARC then you may need to do more reading and less writing. Your story may be closer to the many on here than you are comfortable admitting.
The people on this site are recovering in their own way, why can you not just let us be? Wave AARC's flag somewhere else.
If you would like to critique my sentence structure, grammar or spelling please feel free, but you are just proving my point. Please get another hobby and try to move on with your life.
We will not always agree, but we can live together.
Take care all of you
ajax13:
AARC has official approval because early in it's founding a concerted effort was made to sell the program in the Provincial Legislature. In order to do this, AARC used testimonials from people who were either unqualified to assess an adolescent drug treatment program, such as Mr. Doctorlewisandrews, or who praised the ideological conept of using corporate and user funds to pay for it, such as Dr. Ray Baker. Since this time, in spite of ongoing abuse of children and evaporating money, AARC consistently trots out false misleading statistics to justify the abuses. AARC is a sales campaign almost as much as it is a self-perpetuating abuse factory. A small group of people whose interests are in direct conflict with those of the clients perpetuate the false success story and increase the flow of money in and the output of propanda. Now as far as libel, let's see what you can find that is false. Would it be the 9.5 million AARC has raised? Would it be the Ph.D. obtained by the leader without writing a dissertation? Would it be the fact that the testimonials on AARC's website are made in several cases by people, specifially affilliated with the "Union Institute",who are in a conflict of interest? Would it be that the leader's training in adolescent drug intervention came at the knee of V.M. Newton at Kids? Would it be that the leader left New Jersey and brought victims from Kids to Calgary and used them to counsel at the brand new AARC? Would it be that kids are forced to sign a consent? Would it be that the methods used in AARC are not scientifically proven? Would it be that assaults have taken place in the recovery homes which AARC covered up? Would it be the independent evaluation that was authored by at least three people from AARC, thus rendering it entirely not independent? Interesting tactic, alluding to AARC's favored position with law enforcement and the courts and then challenging folks to take action. That response fits right in with the pattern of threats, the cultivation of powerful friends and the reliance on fear and ignorance to feed AARC. The insults referring to drooling and howling at the moon added a lot to the already dignified nature of the AARC propagandists. I'm not a 15-year old girl with an unstable family and a history of drug abuse, so I don't cow that easily.
Anonymous:
I came across this site and noticed mostly negative comment so I tried to do some investigation into your allegations of AARC's criminal misconduct ajax. I am not for or against just looking for healthy debate of which you do not seem to be prepared to engage in. You seem to have a lot of consuming anger so good luck with that. Your final comments indicate the last vestiges of someone without a strength-based argument...name calling. Won't be back...almost all here aren't interested in making change just venting.
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