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Wow, the list of atrocities on this place's Wikipedia page is horrifying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Rotenberg_Educational_Center https://en.wikipedia.

by quasse 5y ago

Wow, the list of atrocities on this place's Wikipedia page is horrifying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Rotenberg_Educational_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Rotenberg_Educational_Ce... The founder sounds like a psychopath who was enamored with 1940's utopian literature based on the idea of shaping all behavior through direct reward and punishment.

dumdumdumdum 5y ago
The logo is also very on point for a place like this.
Mirioron 5y ago
>In a video that surfaced in 2011, JRC staff tied an autistic boy face-down to a four-point board and shocked him 31 times at the highest amperage setting. The first shock was given for failing to take off his coat when asked, and the remaining 30 shocks were given for screaming and tensing up while being shocked. The boy was later hospitalized with third degree burns and acute stress disorder, but no action was taken against any of the staff as neither the law nor JRC policy had been broken. I don't see how it's possible that an adult intentionally gives third degree burns to a someone else against their will, but is somehow absolved of criminal responsibility. >Residents are also restricted from socializing with each other. And this is taxpayer funded? These people should be in prison or worse, provided that this is true.
- cowvin 5y ago
  > the remaining 30 shocks were given for screaming and tensing up while being shocked. I wonder if "normal" people are expected not to scream and tense up while being shocked. I'm pretty sure most people I know would do the same.
  - Crosseye_Jack 5y ago
    As someone with uhhh “experience” with shocks, I would still tense up today. Scream? Depends on the setting, but I would still exclaim profanity esp when it came at a surprise. And this is after years of consenting shocks. Dunno if I would classify myself as “normal” though. Lol. But remember, it’s only within in living memory (the 80’s) we started giving babies anesthetic when operating on them because the common belief was “babies just didn’t feel pain”. So I’m not surprised that some believe this should be acceptable (outside of consent).
throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>The founder sounds like a psychopath who was enamored with 1940's utopian literature based on the idea of shaping all behavior through direct reward and punishment. Other than being up front with their intentions this isn't exactly that far from the typical ivory tower authoritarianism that runs rampant among the various taxpayer funded and subsidized programs that aim to "help" the poor, disabled, and otherwise unfortunate in the state where this facility is located. Source: immediate family members in industry, but not close enough to retiring that I'm willing to be more specific than that.

by quasse 5y ago

dumdumdumdum 5y ago

The logo is also very on point for a place like this.

Mirioron 5y ago

>In a video that surfaced in 2011, JRC staff tied an autistic boy face-down to a four-point board and shocked him 31 times at the highest amperage setting. The first shock was given for failing to take off his coat when asked, and the remaining 30 shocks were given for screaming and tensing up while being shocked. The boy was later hospitalized with third degree burns and acute stress disorder, but no action was taken against any of the staff as neither the law nor JRC policy had been broken. I don't see how it's possible that an adult intentionally gives third degree burns to a someone else against their will, but is somehow absolved of criminal responsibility. >Residents are also restricted from socializing with each other. And this is taxpayer funded? These people should be in prison or worse, provided that this is true.

cowvin 5y ago
> the remaining 30 shocks were given for screaming and tensing up while being shocked. I wonder if "normal" people are expected not to scream and tense up while being shocked. I'm pretty sure most people I know would do the same.
- Crosseye_Jack 5y ago
  As someone with uhhh “experience” with shocks, I would still tense up today. Scream? Depends on the setting, but I would still exclaim profanity esp when it came at a surprise. And this is after years of consenting shocks. Dunno if I would classify myself as “normal” though. Lol. But remember, it’s only within in living memory (the 80’s) we started giving babies anesthetic when operating on them because the common belief was “babies just didn’t feel pain”. So I’m not surprised that some believe this should be acceptable (outside of consent).

throwaway0a5e 5y ago

>The founder sounds like a psychopath who was enamored with 1940's utopian literature based on the idea of shaping all behavior through direct reward and punishment. Other than being up front with their intentions this isn't exactly that far from the typical ivory tower authoritarianism that runs rampant among the various taxpayer funded and subsidized programs that aim to "help" the poor, disabled, and otherwise unfortunate in the state where this facility is located. Source: immediate family members in industry, but not close enough to retiring that I'm willing to be more specific than that.