Disabled Missouri man loses caregivers

Not far from St. Louis, a 32-year-old man who is said to be incapacitated and developmentally disabled has lost his caregivers, after an agency responsible for his care suddenly walked away from him.

This has left his adoptive mother and various officials scrambling to find him proper care. This situation isn't even unique in Missouri – or probably other places. Much of this crisis lately has been caused by lockdown-induced staffing issues.

It turns out that when the man was a young boy back in 2000, he was severely abused at a state-run mental health facility. Everyone in 2000 insisted this sort of physical abuse didn't take place anymore – even as it seemed like it kept getting worse, as society was turning more aggressive and uncaring. This facility slammed patients against floors, forced them to fight each other, hit them with books, and forced them into cold showers. This abuse resulted in a monetary settlement, plus prison time for some of the abusers.

In a society where our rulers enjoy abusing the most vulnerable, abuse like this is sadly no longer surprising.