You know what really scares me about HR911? Is the idea that this further legitimizes programs. You see Goonster... I'm torn about this. I could well voice my opinion about the federalizing of a database for staff member licenses... or shut up and hope to hell and back they all grow balls and work on abolition.
This sort of reminds me of the old Dredd Vs. Scott decision of separate but equal. Our own SCOTUS legitimizing racism and our own government institutionalizing it. At heart I'm an abolitionist. I do not want to see programs given overt legitimacy under HR 911.
What also scares me are the statements being made by CAFETY. Now before any of you cappity lovers get your nut hairs in a knot I'm not bashing them... well yet. Give me a bit, you know how I get worked up. But what really scares me about the CAFETY statements are the claims that they want programs being seen as Title IX organizations. I'm not sure of the entire quote, I'd have to get on facebook to get it all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IXSo what they are aiming for is these places to be seen as providers of educational services? That's all I'm getting out of it. How in the hell does this help abolish programs?
Goonster, I'm not opposed to calling up Spanky McFucknut Miller's office. I just want to know how this is going to help before I call. I want to know how this is going to drive programs out of business. Because as far as I can tell there are child abuse laws in each and every state of the land. There are laws against murder as well in each and every state. Almost every single state has a child abuse hotline and requires programs to allow access to them.
So just how is HR 911 going to help?
Does it bring something new to the table in the form of youth rights? Maybe a little nugget in the form of due process?
MAYBE a little towards abolishing stage systems and requiring actual treatment programs being the basis for treatment?
So I'll call.. if I can get a voip card for my cellphone coz I live abroad and I feel that all of this HR 911 bollocks is going to be a driving force for the abolition of programs.
Because really, I'm not fucking content with 40 acres and a mule.