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Tmaster148 12/18/18 5:14:57 PM #1:	https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/judge-rotenberg-center-electric-shocks-ban-inter-american-commission-human-rights An international body entrusted with upholding human rights across the Americas has called for an immediate ban on the controversial use of electric shocks on severely disabled children in a school outside Boston. The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. Disability rights campaigners have tried for decades to stop the practice, which the schools administrators call aversive therapy. So far the institution has managed to fend off all opposition, arguing that electric shocks are an acceptable way of discouraging harmful habits. Now the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has issued a rare formal notice known as precautionary measures that calls for immediate cessation of the electric shocks. In a seven-page resolution, the Washington-based panel says that the practice poses a serious impact on the rights of the vulnerable children at the school, particularly on their right to personal integrity which may be subjected to a form of torture. The commission cites the work in 2013 of the then UN monitor on torture, Juan Mndez, who found JRCs electric shock technique was a potential violation of the UN convention against torture and other international laws. It also notes several federal agencies and professional groups have called for a ban on aversive techniques on grounds they can cause psychological trauma. The commissions intervention was prompted by a petition from a coalition of advocacy groups led by Disability Rights International. DRIs president, Laurie Ahern, told the Guardian the commissions new call for a ban added to a growing body of opinion that the electric shocks amounted to a form of torture. The idea of using electric shocks to torture children has been recognized as unconscionable around the world the US government has got to respond to this and put a stop to it, Ahern said. JRC responded to the call for a ban from the IACHR by insisting it was based on inaccurate information. No one from the JRC or the families of clients whose lives have been saved by the treatment were interviewed and there has been no response to multiple invitations to visit the school. Well damn. --- https://imgur.com/BBcZDLJ <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:914349811] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/judge-rotenberg-center-electric-shocks-ban-inter-american-commission-human-rights <quote>An international body entrusted with upholding human rights across the Americas has called for an immediate ban on the controversial use of electric shocks on severely disabled children in a school outside Boston. The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. Disability rights campaigners have tried for decades to stop the practice, which the schools administrators call aversive therapy. So far the institution has managed to fend off all opposition, arguing that electric shocks are an acceptable way of discouraging harmful habits. Now the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has issued a rare formal notice known as precautionary measures that calls for immediate cessation of the electric shocks. In a seven-page resolution, the Washington-based panel says that the practice poses a serious impact on the rights of the vulnerable children at the school, particularly on their right to personal integrity which may be subjected to a form of torture. The commission cites the work in 2013 of the then UN monitor on torture, Juan Mndez, who found JRCs electric shock technique was a potential violation of the UN convention against torture and other international laws. It also notes several federal agencies and professional groups have called for a ban on aversive techniques on grounds they can cause psychological trauma. The commissions intervention was prompted by a petition from a coalition of advocacy groups led by Disability Rights International. DRIs president, Laurie Ahern, told the Guardian the commissions new call for a ban added to a growing body of opinion that the electric shocks amounted to a form of torture. The idea of using electric shocks to torture children has been recognized as unconscionable around the world the US government has got to respond to this and put a stop to it, Ahern said. JRC responded to the call for a ban from the IACHR by insisting it was based on inaccurate information. No one from the JRC or the families of clients whose lives have been saved by the treatment were interviewed and there has been no response to multiple invitations to visit the school.</quote> Well damn.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 12/18/18 5:16:08 PM #2:	Sweet Jesus. --- "Everything in the game is designed to kill you." - Hidetaka Miyazaki <cite>brestugo posted [p:914349881] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Sweet Jesus.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 12/18/18 6:36:37 PM #3:	bump --- https://imgur.com/BBcZDLJ <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:914354022] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 12/18/18 6:37:17 PM #4:	Tmaster148 posted... The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. What the fuck <cite>Axiom posted [p:914354057] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote>The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns.</quote> What the fuck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 12/18/18 6:37:22 PM #5:	This is America --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:914354067] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>This is America</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 12/18/18 6:39:48 PM #6:	Axiom posted... Tmaster148 posted... The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. What the fuck --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:914354180] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Axiom posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote>The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns.</quote> What the fuck</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 12/18/18 6:41:39 PM #7:	Solar_Crimson posted... Axiom posted... Tmaster148 posted... The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. What the fuck <cite>treewojima posted [p:914354278] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solar_Crimson posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Axiom posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote> The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. </quote> What the fuck</quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Numerous 12/18/18 6:41:48 PM #8:	Sadly, unlike the children I am not shocked. --- Noblesse oblige <cite>The_Numerous posted [p:914354288] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Sadly, unlike the children I am not shocked.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 12/18/18 6:47:48 PM #9:	How in the fuck is this school not constantly put on blast for this shit? How is it even open? Burn it down --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:914354584] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>How in the fuck is this school not constantly put on blast for this shit? How is it even open? Burn it down</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkmaian23 12/18/18 6:48:36 PM #10:	Tmaster148 posted... Disability rights campaigners have tried for decades to stop the practice, which the schools administrators call aversive therapy. So far the institution has managed to fend off all opposition, arguing that electric shocks are an acceptable way of discouraging harmful habits. This has been going on for decades?! <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:914354619] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote>Disability rights campaigners have tried for decades to stop the practice, which the schools administrators call aversive therapy. So far the institution has managed to fend off all opposition, arguing that electric shocks are an acceptable way of discouraging harmful habits.</quote> This has been going on for decades?!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ving_Rhames 12/18/18 6:48:46 PM #11:	I didn't even know this was a thing wtf --- the real Irving Rameses https://imgur.com/A7f6F9h <cite>Ving_Rhames posted [p:914354627] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>I didn't even know this was a thing wtf</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 12/18/18 6:49:59 PM #12:	what in the literal fuck --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:914354677] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>what in the literal fuck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 12/18/18 6:57:50 PM #13:	Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:914355069] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 12/18/18 7:10:22 PM #14:	Blue_Inigo posted... Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down I doubt the president is going to focus his efforts on one school in the entire country. As awful as this is, I wouldn't blame the presidents for not doing anything. --- https://imgur.com/BBcZDLJ <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:914355707] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blue_Inigo posted...</cite> <quote>Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down</quote> I doubt the president is going to focus his efforts on one school in the entire country. As awful as this is, I wouldn't blame the presidents for not doing anything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 12/18/18 7:22:23 PM #15:	Blue_Inigo posted... Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down I don't think The President has the power to do anything about it. --- Guns; freedom you can hold in your hand. Sampson, Terrordactyl <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:914356353] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blue_Inigo posted...</cite> <quote>Multiple Presidents have let this shit slide. Jesus Christ Burn the school down</quote> I don't think The President has the power to do anything about it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crepes 12/18/18 7:24:57 PM #16:	Does it work? --- Praxis Makes Perfect The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard <cite>Crepes posted [p:914356483] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 12/18/18 7:25:29 PM #17:	Tmaster148 posted... use of electric shocks on severely disabled children Uh...what? Did I time travel back to 1955? --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:914356517] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote>use of electric shocks on severely disabled children</quote> Uh...what? Did I time travel back to 1955?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 12/18/18 7:36:55 PM #18:	Crepes posted... Does it work? Of course not. --- https://imgur.com/BBcZDLJ <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:914357055] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> Of course not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crepes 12/18/18 7:46:24 PM #19:	Tmaster148 posted... Crepes posted... Does it work? Of course not. What are you basing that on? --- Praxis Makes Perfect The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard <cite>Crepes posted [p:914357515] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> Of course not.</quote> What are you basing that on?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 12/18/18 7:50:05 PM #20:	treewojima posted... Solar_Crimson posted... Axiom posted... Tmaster148 posted... The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. What the fuck --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:914357698] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>treewojima posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solar_Crimson posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Axiom posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote> The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts, is believed to be the only school in the world that routinely inflicts high-powered electric shocks as a form of punishment on vulnerable children and adults. About 47 of its students are currently subjected to the treatment, which involves individuals being zapped with electric currents far more powerful than those discharged by stun guns. </quote> What the fuck</quote></quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 12/18/18 7:50:29 PM #21:	Crepes posted... Tmaster148 posted... Crepes posted... Does it work? Of course not. What are you basing that on? If you are so skeptical about this. Would you try this with your kids? --- https://imgur.com/BBcZDLJ <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:914357723] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> Of course not.</quote> What are you basing that on?</quote> If you are so skeptical about this. Would you try this with your kids?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jumi 12/18/18 8:04:43 PM #22:	WTF? How is this a thing? --- XBL Gamertag: Rob Thorsman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robertvsilvers <cite>jumi posted [p:914358485] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>WTF? How is this a thing?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 12/18/18 8:06:12 PM #23:	Stuff like this...is why I don't completely right off vigilantism as bad. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:914358557] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Stuff like this...is why I don't completely right off vigilantism as bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 12/18/18 8:08:25 PM #24:	What if one of the parents shot the person who was administering these shocks? --- "I'm an atheist too but still believe in hell. That's where you're headed pal." - Mr_Karate_II <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:914358665] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>What if one of the parents shot the person who was administering these shocks?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 12/18/18 8:09:04 PM #25:	Expected India Got India --- https://imgur.com/nlaY1qH https://imgur.com/zHJ1OCo https://imgur.com/btBPP4E https://imgur.com/1B3bMHw https://i.imgtc.com/oBtziLb.png <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:914358700] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>Expected India Got India</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 12/18/18 8:10:28 PM #26:	How is that legal? --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:914358781] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>How is that legal?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 12/18/18 8:11:02 PM #27:	I live kinda near there and Ive never even heard about this before --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:914358812] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>I live kinda near there and Ive never even heard about this before</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ray_Dorset 12/18/18 8:11:09 PM #28:	Crepes posted... Tmaster148 posted... Crepes posted... Does it work? Of course not. What are you basing that on? Doing of doing it with no results? --- https://currentevents.ws/ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1474-imgtc-development <cite>Ray_Dorset posted [p:914358820] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> Of course not.</quote> What are you basing that on?</quote> Doing of doing it with no results?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 12/18/18 8:14:29 PM #29:	People will defend this. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:914359008] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote>People will defend this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crepes 12/18/18 10:07:32 PM #30:	Tmaster148 posted... Crepes posted... Tmaster148 posted... Crepes posted... Does it work? Of course not. What are you basing that on? If you are so skeptical about this. Would you try this with your kids? I'd want to see research suggesting it works first. I did ask does it work but no one has proved it hasn't. --- Praxis Makes Perfect The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it. ~Soren Kierkegaard <cite>Crepes posted [p:914364702] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Crepes posted...</cite> <quote>Does it work?</quote> Of course not.</quote> What are you basing that on?</quote> If you are so skeptical about this. Would you try this with your kids?</quote> I'd want to see research suggesting it works first. I did ask does it work but no one has proved it hasn't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bladegash 12/18/18 10:08:41 PM #31:	The_Numerous posted... Sadly, unlike the children I am not shocked. heh --- Snappin necks & Cashin checks <cite>bladegash posted [p:914364755] in Human righ... [t:77314535]...</cite> <quote><cite>The_Numerous posted...</cite> <quote>Sadly, unlike the children I am not shocked.</quote> heh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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