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February 1, 2013 | Mark Perriello
Imagine yourself escorted against your will- hands bound, feet shackled- to a dark room. You are strapped to a medical exam table, electrocuted, and left in isolation hour after hour. You have done nothing wrong, but your captors will not listen to your pleas for mercy and your government sits silently as your torture continues.
These horrifying scenarios are real, but I’m not describing the treatment of enemy combatants or detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Actually, this torture is happening to innocent, young American boys and girls at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts. This is happening legally in the United States.
The JRC describes itself as, “A special needs school”, serving ages 3-adult. For 41 years, the JRC has electronically tortured toddlers, children, and adults with disabilities. Many have reported permanent scars, burns, numbness, extreme pain, and lasting psychological repercussions. The JRC claims they use electric shock, as a method of “behavioral modification.”
AAPD, in a coalition effort with the other disability organizations, is fighting to stop this cruelty. In America we expect freedom from persecution, and no one should suffer at the hands of such government sanctioned abuse.
At this very moment, there is a boy or girl scared and alone, who needs us to speak truth to power. As decent human beings, our silence is tantamount to acquiescence. Write to the FDA and demand an end to this abuse.
For more information about this legalized form of abuse and the devices used, click here.
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Submitted by kenzon at 01:02 PM on June 29, 2013