The reason that Straight inc. and adolescent treatment programs in general failed over the years is complex, but I think one main reason is that their goal was "compliance with rules". We would be torn into for how well we did or didn't conform to silly man made rules. It didn't matter if we were "growing spiritually" or not, but whether we were compliant or not. Compliance was taught to be synonymous with growth or leadership, but it was just a matter of controlling others through controlling rules which we all know now is not the way to "grow".
Also, many of us wanted to do the "right thing" and didn't want to be "miserable failures" and so we gave into this flawed system of brainwash so we could earn the right to be considered "normal" or "good" kids and all of this status was to be earned by adhering to rules. It's really depressing how we were herded like cattle into these systems under the guise of helping us "recover". The whole thing is weird and morbid. They would promise our parents that they were the last line of defense against, I mean for, doomed scumbags on dope like us and promised to sacrifice all for our "sobriety", which was more accurately defined to be our willingness and ability to conform to rules.
But people have free will. When they turn eighteen, they are free to exercise that free will.
It's like they didn't think Straight all the way through! Like hello? What about later? What about Fornits Forums and Mr. Fager's site down the road blowing the lid off this covert underground Operation Straight Incorporated? Then they will hide their association with Straight, their failure, those who endorsed the abuse and torture of children for years.
It's great now because we can tell the world all about it! Straight really did suck donkey balls! Big, Fat, Greyish-Green, Bulbous, Sweaty, Quivering, Donkey Scrotumy BALLS! (I am looking for the "sweaty donkey balls" emotocon, but there is none...but you get the picture).
