(CW child abuse) How the fuck does this still exist — Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, an institution that literally tortures children and is still doing it in 2023 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Some people are still kept there even decades after becoming adults.

Special fuck-you to state rep Jeffrey Sanchez

Massachusetts state Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, whose nephew, Brandon, has been detained at the JRC since 1992, is a major proponent of the JRC and their practices. Sanchez has repeatedly blocked the passage of legislation that would threaten the center.

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[-] Jew@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

So many of these "research" psychologists are just sociopaths

Israel then decided to build a school for people with disabilities, as he knew that he would be able to practice behaviorism on them with very few restrictions.[4] After starting the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, he gave up on further attempts to build a utopia because he was getting so much satisfaction from running the school.