There was a Black Lives Matter march IN Corbin last week that had more than 100 people. I doubt these cowardly losers had the stones to display their treason flag there.
I honestly expected a bigger KKK turnout, although the very speedy removal of the statue a few minutes after the vote probably dampened the enthusiasm for protest.
Do the patients have cameras, or just employees? The only psych wards that I've seen the insides of (which, admittedly, is a lot less than what you've seen) had rules barring both patients and visitors from having cameras, including smartphones and laptops. The official reason they all gave for this rule was that a patient who had a camera could film another patient, which would be a breach of confidentiality.
But I haven't seen as many psych units as you probably have, so I'd be interested to know whether the rule I encountered was an unusual thing or a thing that almost all such wards have.
There are overhead cameras viewed by administration in common areas. Other hospitals looking into more cameras in certain units for patient safety. It's useful for suicidal patients. Sometimes 15 minute checks aren't enough. I've walked into more than one bloody scene.
Thanks for clarifying. That's sort of the answer I was expecting. Overhead cameras that only hospital employees can see the footage from aren't going to stop abuse by hospital employees, for the same reason that giving police officers body cameras from which only other police officers can see footage. An organization with an interest in covering up abuses by its own employees can simply not release the footage (and in the case of a medical facility, they may actually be prevented from releasing the footage by HIPAA, unless they got permission from every patient and prisoner in the video).
But, from your description, it doesn't sound like protecting the patients/prisoners from abuse is the main purpose of those cameras. As someone who has suffered from insomnia for my entire life, I would probably find a camera silently recording me way less disruptive to my sleep than someone opening and closing the door every 15 minutes, so I guess that's a small quality-of-life improvement for the people who are incarcerated in a medical facility without ever being charged with a crime.
And while I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt that you haven't personally witnessed any abuse(*) of patients/prisoners in psych wards, I have friends who have directly experienced physical and emotional abuse from employees while in psychiatric hospitals, and I've read accounts from patients who were sexually abused, so I'm not willing to believe that abuse of patients/prisoners in psych wards is nonexistent or rare enough to be negligible.
(*)Aside from the abuse inherent in locking someone up without their consent, obviously.
I'm not saying it wouldn't happen. It seems very far fetched in any of the places I've worked. Extremely far fetched. I can see it in a state hospital where you have literally one nurse for over 100 patients. You do have patient on patient issues. I've seen more abuse by staff occur in nursing homes than any psych hospital or psych unit I've ever worked at. We are all professional nurses and doctors and techs and all have to pass a high level background check. Patient dignity is a big deal. Even when you have to put someone in restraints. You treat them with love and dignity and try to get the restraints released as soon as possible. And 15 minutes checks on every room are mandatory, so it doesn't leave much time for an assault. Patients are encouraged to write down grievances (and compliments) and most nurses I know have a kind of "spidey sense" when something seems hinky. For instance I caught two patients in some blow job action on smoke break. Consensual. Also, in my experience involuntary holds are usually rescinded the next day by the doctor if they are at all bogus and even sometimes when they are valid. Getting an involuntary hold order is not very easy, like in Florida when the cops spoke to the guy who was so schizophrenic he threw his daughter off the Sunshine Skyway and killed her and the cops were warned by the guy's lawyer that he was in the middle of a psychotic break but they refused to baker act him. Or when my ex was having a psychotic break, I couldn't get him baker-acted for anything. Not until he started peeping in people's windows and nearly killed my kids. Any kind of abuse is a reportable event. Your friends should report their experiences to state and federal authorities. Sorry for the long winded rant, but this is a subject very close to me.
Never seen anyone "incarcerated" in a medical facility. If you are deemed to be of potential harm to self or others, you can be on a 72 hour involuntary hold. I get the impression you think these facilities are nefarious cesspools of abuse. I have seen nothing but care and kindness given to some very violent and very very ill patients. These are the patients most people disdain but people like myself who work in the field love these folks. Their families have often abandoned them and we are their lifeline. It's an honor for me and all the doctors and nurses I've had the privilege of working with.
Reapportionment depends on an accurate census. That was already incredibly doubtful, between the GOP not funding prep work for it for the past few years, and then the rampant, blatant fuckery from Wilbur Ross. The fact that the courts stopped the citizenship question from making onto the form doesn't matter; it was talked about so much that people are scared. For that matter, they're scared to let anyone in this administration know about their status.
And then on top of that, the pandemic means drastically reduced canvassing, both in people willing to canvas, and people answering canvassers.
There was a Black Lives Matter march IN Corbin last week that had more than 100 people. I doubt these cowardly losers had the stones to display their treason flag there.
I honestly expected a bigger KKK turnout, although the very speedy removal of the statue a few minutes after the vote probably dampened the enthusiasm for protest.
Rice as Secretary of State, Stacey Abrams as VP.
Do the patients have cameras, or just employees? The only psych wards that I've seen the insides of (which, admittedly, is a lot less than what you've seen) had rules barring both patients and visitors from having cameras, including smartphones and laptops. The official reason they all gave for this rule was that a patient who had a camera could film another patient, which would be a breach of confidentiality.
But I haven't seen as many psych units as you probably have, so I'd be interested to know whether the rule I encountered was an unusual thing or a thing that almost all such wards have.
There are overhead cameras viewed by administration in common areas. Other hospitals looking into more cameras in certain units for patient safety. It's useful for suicidal patients. Sometimes 15 minute checks aren't enough. I've walked into more than one bloody scene.
As to what's allowed it depends on the unit. Phones and laptops are a no go on your stabilization units. They're potential weapons among other things.
Thanks for clarifying. That's sort of the answer I was expecting. Overhead cameras that only hospital employees can see the footage from aren't going to stop abuse by hospital employees, for the same reason that giving police officers body cameras from which only other police officers can see footage. An organization with an interest in covering up abuses by its own employees can simply not release the footage (and in the case of a medical facility, they may actually be prevented from releasing the footage by HIPAA, unless they got permission from every patient and prisoner in the video).
But, from your description, it doesn't sound like protecting the patients/prisoners from abuse is the main purpose of those cameras. As someone who has suffered from insomnia for my entire life, I would probably find a camera silently recording me way less disruptive to my sleep than someone opening and closing the door every 15 minutes, so I guess that's a small quality-of-life improvement for the people who are incarcerated in a medical facility without ever being charged with a crime.
And while I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt that you haven't personally witnessed any abuse(*) of patients/prisoners in psych wards, I have friends who have directly experienced physical and emotional abuse from employees while in psychiatric hospitals, and I've read accounts from patients who were sexually abused, so I'm not willing to believe that abuse of patients/prisoners in psych wards is nonexistent or rare enough to be negligible.
(*)Aside from the abuse inherent in locking someone up without their consent, obviously.
I'm not saying it wouldn't happen. It seems very far fetched in any of the places I've worked. Extremely far fetched. I can see it in a state hospital where you have literally one nurse for over 100 patients. You do have patient on patient issues. I've seen more abuse by staff occur in nursing homes than any psych hospital or psych unit I've ever worked at. We are all professional nurses and doctors and techs and all have to pass a high level background check. Patient dignity is a big deal. Even when you have to put someone in restraints. You treat them with love and dignity and try to get the restraints released as soon as possible. And 15 minutes checks on every room are mandatory, so it doesn't leave much time for an assault. Patients are encouraged to write down grievances (and compliments) and most nurses I know have a kind of "spidey sense" when something seems hinky. For instance I caught two patients in some blow job action on smoke break. Consensual. Also, in my experience involuntary holds are usually rescinded the next day by the doctor if they are at all bogus and even sometimes when they are valid. Getting an involuntary hold order is not very easy, like in Florida when the cops spoke to the guy who was so schizophrenic he threw his daughter off the Sunshine Skyway and killed her and the cops were warned by the guy's lawyer that he was in the middle of a psychotic break but they refused to baker act him. Or when my ex was having a psychotic break, I couldn't get him baker-acted for anything. Not until he started peeping in people's windows and nearly killed my kids. Any kind of abuse is a reportable event. Your friends should report their experiences to state and federal authorities. Sorry for the long winded rant, but this is a subject very close to me.
Never seen anyone "incarcerated" in a medical facility. If you are deemed to be of potential harm to self or others, you can be on a 72 hour involuntary hold. I get the impression you think these facilities are nefarious cesspools of abuse. I have seen nothing but care and kindness given to some very violent and very very ill patients. These are the patients most people disdain but people like myself who work in the field love these folks. Their families have often abandoned them and we are their lifeline. It's an honor for me and all the doctors and nurses I've had the privilege of working with.
Is that a bell I hear tolling - or the New Jersey Turnpike?
Mars, please. The Moon is too close. And they could get back.
I donno...his latest attempt is to blame Mexicans for COVID-19, which is getting him lambasted, even by commentators at "The Hill".
Reapportionment depends on an accurate census. That was already incredibly doubtful, between the GOP not funding prep work for it for the past few years, and then the rampant, blatant fuckery from Wilbur Ross. The fact that the courts stopped the citizenship question from making onto the form doesn't matter; it was talked about so much that people are scared. For that matter, they're scared to let anyone in this administration know about their status.
And then on top of that, the pandemic means drastically reduced canvassing, both in people willing to canvas, and people answering canvassers.
Not surprising 😕
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MAGATs still buy CD’s!!!