Anonymous opliberation1 : Occupy the Judge Rotenberg Center (Update: Website is Tango Down) (Update2

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Occupy the Judge Rotenberg Center

http://occupyjrc.org/

"Will you be a part of the change... Or will you condone torture?

The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) is a school and treatment facility based in Canton, Massachusetts that uses electric shocks (remotely administered through devices that are required to be worn on the student's body throughout the day), withholding of food and other abuses in the name of 'behavioral change' all geared toward kids and adults with developmental challenges, autism and/or psychiatric and emotional difficulties. Other accusations against the school have included reports of excessive use of restraints and forced inhalation of ammonia. Former teachers, parents and advocates have spoken out about the obvious traumatic impact of these measures on both the children who are treated in this way and the children who witness their classmates being so treated. IT IS THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE NATION THAT USES THIS PAINFUL 'AVERSIVE' CONDITIONING."

(Videos of shock conditioning at the link.)


Anonymous ‏@opliberation1

From June 2, 2012 #occupyJRC

WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY #TortureIsNotTreatment


Why? ‏@tourtored1221

CAFETY takes part in Protests against JRC - The Judge Rotenberg Center - June 2, 2012 #occupyJRC

Retweeted by Anonymous

Published on Jun 2, 2012

As survivor members of CAFETY, once as children held captive against our will, utterly powerless, tortured in the name of treatment, we recognize now that we DID NOT deserve to be penalized for our natural responses and subjected to the horrors done to us in the name of treatment.

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Jan. 9:

Anonymous ‏@opliberation1

http://judgerc.org We deem you unsafe for children So.. Burn. #TANGODOWN #opliberation #ChildAbuse #TortureIsNotTreatment

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Jan. 10:

Becky ‏@yobluemama2

#FDA says shock devices not FDA-approved are used in violation of federal law by Judge Rotenberg Center http://ow.ly/gGZH0 #OccupyJRC
Retweeted by Anonymous


Reddit TroubledTeens ‏@r_TroubledTeens

Reddit: Woohoo! Media coverage for #OccupyJRC protest against electric shocks on children: submitted by pixe... http://bit.ly/Vj2j07
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Community Alliance ‏@CAFETY

TV News story on JRC meeting at FDA Headquarters. #OccupyJRC protest covered! Kudos to our allies at Occupy the... http://fb.me/FmZyN9Mi
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1. Didn't' mental institutions, a long, long time age, use this?

And didn't they stop due to being cruel and didn't work?

[Sophiegirl]

2. They still do...

But it is quite different from way back in the day when it was used and was essentially torture disguised as treatment.

From the Mayo Clinic.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses. It often works when other treatments are unsuccessful.

Much of the stigma attached to ECT is based on early treatments in which high doses of electricity were administered without anesthesia, leading to memory loss, fractured bones and other serious side effects.

ECT is much safer today and is given to people while they're under general anesthesia. Although ECT still causes some side effects, it now uses electrical currents given in a controlled setting to achieve the most benefit with the fewest possible risks.

From WebMD

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Depression Treatments

When medication fails to ease the symptoms of clinical depression, there are other options to try. For example, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can be used to treat severe depression and major depression that has proven resistant to treatment. With ECT, an electric current is briefly applied through the scalp to the brain, inducing a seizure. VNS uses a device known as a vagus nerve stimulator to alleviate depression. In addition, alternative therapies such as yoga and hypnosis sometimes work for mild depression.

What Is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?

ECT is among the safest and most effective treatments available for depression. With ECT, electrodes are put on the patient's scalp and a finely controlled electric current is applied while the patient is under general anesthesia. The current causes a brief seizure in the brain. ECT is one of the fastest ways to relieve symptoms in severely depressed or suicidal patients. It's also very effective for patients who suffer from mania or other mental illnesses.

ECT is generally used when severe depression is unresponsive to other forms of therapy. Or it might be used when patients pose a severe threat to themselves or others and it is too dangerous to wait until medications take effect.

Although ECT has been used since the 1940s and 1950s, it remains misunderstood by the general public. Many of the procedure's risks and side effects are related to the misuse of equipment, incorrect administration, or improperly trained staff. It is also a misconception that ECT is used as a "quick fix" in place of long-term therapy or hospitalization. Nor is it correct to believe that the patient is painfully "shocked" out of the depression. Unfavorable news reports and media coverage have contributed to the controversy surrounding this treatment.

How Is ECT Done?

Prior to ECT treatment, a patient is given a muscle relaxant and is put to sleep with a general anesthesia. Electrodes are placed on the patient's scalp and a finely controlled electric current is applied. This current causes a brief seizure in the brain.

Because the muscles are relaxed, the visible effects of the seizure will usually be limited to slight movement of the hands and feet. Patients are carefully monitored during the treatment. The patient awakens minutes later, does not remember the treatment or events surrounding it, and is often confused. The confusion typically lasts for only a short period of time.

ECT is usually given up to three times a week for a total of two to four weeks.

[Sophiegirl]

3. Electronic invisible fences

I don't know the exact name for them. But, you know, the ones that are set up at homes without fences put on dogs to train or keep them from wandering outside the approved zone.

This is worse. Who the hell decided that this was a good idea. Making kids essentially wear a dog collar. This will be traumatic for them. Good god!!!!

Who is responsible for this!!!

[KamaAina]

4. A couple of my besties are involved in Occupy JRC

one of them shows up in the video at 1:48.

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6. :)

I wish them all success!

[KamaAina]

5. Actual Judge Rotenberg Center shock belt, ca. 2012 A.D.

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7. See end of OP: Anonymous have taken down the website.

[sabrina 1]

8. That is sick! Cruel, and if it's not illegal, it should be.

It sounds like the Nazi 'medical' experiments.

Thanks again, Occupy! Doing the job our government and law enforcement agencies ought to be doing.

[warrprayer]

9. beat the creativity and individualism out of them!

before it's too late and they end up going through what we did