What is going to prevent the troubled teen industry from continuing to morph itself into various forms, and continue growing and gaining business into the future for decades? It seems like most anti program actions have been program specific, or they even just go after an individual. But no action has been taken against the industry as a system. What is the endgame in all of this, what exactly are you working toward?
I think the only long term solution is government regulation. They are the only people with the power to enforce a national ban on forced quakery. I notice some people here don't think that government is part of the solution, I wonder in their view what will end this industry. Or do they expect to battle it forever? Or do they hope, in vain, that parents will change for some reason?
The longer it takes the more dire and drastic the actions to be taken by those acting to stop this. I for one do not have infinite patience. Even if I did, eventually there comes a point when you have to look at yourself and think about what's more important. Being nice, or getting kid number umpteen-million out of the fucking torture camber, as well as every other boy and girl in all the other programs.
Protests can only be polite and patient for so long while this happens. Is this not the kind of event, on any scale, much less one so widespread, that would call for mobs with pitchforks and torches? If not, what the hell qualifies for that anymore?
The sociopathic or just apathetic behavior and feelings on the part of the average American is appalling, but I can bitch about that after I don't have to block out the fact that I can just look up the address of a modern day inquisition and go travel and see for myself if I had the time and money to go do so.
Why not just load up a bus and go to the house of Ken Kay and ask him ourselves? Get some posters and billboards and call up CNN, the BBC and Al-Jazeera while we're at it. Between the three of them at least one would present it without some bullshit spin.