I was reading Master's thesis written by some earnest woman in the Criminology department at Simon Fraser. She was writing about lobbyists making claims for and against imprisoning children in the sex trade. AARC was brought up, and a number of the usual un-facts about AARC spewed forth. A reference was made to the Wiz as the "psychologist" in charge of AARC. That is of course completely false. He is the head evangelist, but is not a licensed psychologist. Then the 80% success rate was brought up. Again, completely un-factual. AARC's touted success rate has the same reality quotient as studies of Bigfoot reproductive rates. Then a curious quote from a Calgary cop named Belliveau appeared. He mentioned pulling crack-addicted thirteen-year-olds off the streets, and then seeing them less than a year later addressing downtown business clubs. Again, a total falsehood. The children at AARC are from famlies that can afford to pay. Little girls providing sex to pay for crack for them and their pimps don't have host homes. AARC inmates are people like young Ben from Deer Run, and Tanya W, and Mitch T, and Amy O, and Natalie Oldcomer. These people aren't teen prostitutes. We have a coulpe of photos taken in AARC, and there actually is one of a teen prostitute. She didn't last too long in AARC, eventually disappearing.
What Constable Belliveau's little vignette does describe accurately is the use of inmates to sell AARC to Calgary business. Hustle young Wizard, hustle!
Another aspect of the discussion of AARC pertained to abducting children to bring them to AARC. I was somewhat taken aback to discover that AARC is still lying to people about the legality of holding kids under 16 against their will, and also to discover that the Calgary Police Service is still illegally assisting in the return of escapers to AARC.
All of this is very encouraging, insofar as AARC is still based upon lying about the Wizard's background and credentials, and also upon a myriad of illegal practises, from abductions to unlawful confinement. Throw in some oldcomer and staff assaults, and you have the proverbial "rotten edifice". Remember AARColytes, the witnesses are out there. Example for the day:Julie physically prevents Erin F. from flight. Tremendous and totally illegal.
