Another young person is dead - and a family is looking for answers.
Last month, at a "treatment" center in Parma, Ohio, a 17-year-old girl died when the guards brutalized her. The incident happened at Parmadale Family Services, a center run by Catholic Charities. The teenager choked to death on her own vomit while being restrained.
She had been placed in the center by Summit County Children Services under the catch-all pretext of "unruly behavior." After her death, however, the county stopped sending teens to Parmadale.
The coroner's office has ruled the death a homicide, but said, "Nothing sinister is being implied in this ruling." I'm sorry, but if guards at a facility like this choke someone to death while restraining them, that's an open-and-shut case of murder. End of story.
Charges have not yet been filed, and - judging by Ohio's weak record of dealing with abusive conduct in programs - there's no guarantee they ever will be.
This death is yet another reason why we need tougher laws to regulate programs and limit or abolish the use of restraint methods.
(Source: http://www.ohio.com/news/37130929.html)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Guards at "treatment" center murder teen
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Amen to that Brother!
ReplyDeleteRestraint is not restraint when those who do it are killing kids. They use restraint for all sorts of things, especially punishment or a threat if you do not comply with some minor rule. You can't see in there, you can't prove nothin. And they end up killing kids.