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Anonymous:
You know, hearing about these various BM facilities reminds me a whole hell of a lot of what mental hospitals used to be like in the Bad Old Days.

One of the things that led to their reform and led to the development of the modern psychology and psychiatry adults get was Nelly Bly going undercover in one of these places and writing an expose.

Where are all the investigative reporters with chutzpah?  What they really need is a youthful-looking investigative reporter and an older -looking reporter man and woman to pose as a "troubled teen" and his/her parents.

Okay, so you'd get sued.  What's a lawsuit versus  real-live Pullitzer material?

Froderik:
I like to question everything, and I have to question the statement "you'd get sued." I'm taking the time to comment because I think that's a great idea...and I don't see exactly why such an investigative team would be sued. That type of 'undercover' ploy is used all the time..what would be illegal about it?  :???:

Anonymous:
This has been brought up with media persons, and the idea didn't fly. They seemed to have ethical problems with it. I tend to agree with the two of you - but keep in mind it would mean sending someone into what you know to be a very bad situation. And then, what proof could they really get? I have talked this over with students who tell me no way to hide a camera. It would be the reporters word aginst the program; and that is no different from a group of students against the program. So, you'd put someone at peril and not really accomplish much.
But the idea still appeals, dosen't it? Maybe instead of a reporter, we need a baby faced FBI agent.

Deborah:
Unethical to scam the scammer?
And unethical to subject the sexist or racist to "abusive" sensitivity training.

How else would it be proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that abuse is occuring- since teens are "lying manipulators" and ex-staff are "disgruntled" and ex-parents are "chattering pigs". My guess is that even if it were caught on tape, the defense would then become, "So, it works.. that's what it takes to save these kids".

FaceKhan:
As for hiding a camera, what they really need to find is a whistle blower staff member who is willing to sneak a camera or tape recorder in over a period of time. Think like Donnie Brasco kind of situation.

These programs hire within a close knit network of program people in the United States where this kind of treatment is recognized as criminal. In foreign programs they mostly just hire locals with no training and limited english skills.

Now doing this would violate their employee confidentiality agreements but those are not valid against law enforcement or for reporting criminal activity.

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