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	<title>Comments on: Scoop Essentials: Preventing Violence, Abuse and Neglect</title>
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		<title>By: DidderBoddersDaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/07/07/preventing-abuse/4004/comment-page-1/#comment-3744</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This kind of thing is unacceptable.  I&#039;m referring to this: &quot;Incidents of violence, abuse and neglect are far more common among people with developmental disabilities than those in the general population.&quot;

While I feel like any abuse is wrong, it is the abuse of the ones who have no defense mechanism to use to defend themselves, or lack the ability to speak or communicate, or simply just don&#039;t understand that they are being treated wrong, it is those cases of abuse and neglect that outrage me beyond anything else I&#039;ve ever experienced in my life.  Even the simple thought of someone doing this sends my mind into a mode that would make me very unpleasant to be around if you were someone who is responsible for such abuse.

Something needs to be done about this issue.  Every day it continues or goes on is an absolute failure on our part as a nation to do what is good and what is right, and we should be ashamed of ourselves for not doing all we can in order to stop this kind of activity.  We should actively investigate places such as the institution mentioned in this story, catch those who are doing this, and then punish them to the maximum extent possible under the law; and I do mean set a bone chilling example with all those caught so those who might consider it would not consider it seriously.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This kind of thing is unacceptable.  I&#8217;m referring to this: &#8220;Incidents of violence, abuse and neglect are far more common among people with developmental disabilities than those in the general population.&#8221;</p>
<p>While I feel like any abuse is wrong, it is the abuse of the ones who have no defense mechanism to use to defend themselves, or lack the ability to speak or communicate, or simply just don&#8217;t understand that they are being treated wrong, it is those cases of abuse and neglect that outrage me beyond anything else I&#8217;ve ever experienced in my life.  Even the simple thought of someone doing this sends my mind into a mode that would make me very unpleasant to be around if you were someone who is responsible for such abuse.</p>
<p>Something needs to be done about this issue.  Every day it continues or goes on is an absolute failure on our part as a nation to do what is good and what is right, and we should be ashamed of ourselves for not doing all we can in order to stop this kind of activity.  We should actively investigate places such as the institution mentioned in this story, catch those who are doing this, and then punish them to the maximum extent possible under the law; and I do mean set a bone chilling example with all those caught so those who might consider it would not consider it seriously.</p>
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		<title>By: lilacmay4</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/07/07/preventing-abuse/4004/comment-page-1/#comment-434</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>People without disabilities should no long physically, sexually, and verbally abuse citizens with disabilities more than they do to others in the general population. Violence against people who are different is ridiculous! Anyone with a disability has the right to be free of violence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People without disabilities should no long physically, sexually, and verbally abuse citizens with disabilities more than they do to others in the general population. Violence against people who are different is ridiculous! Anyone with a disability has the right to be free of violence.</p>
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