It gives me chills to read that "we remain committed to" bullshit. It translates to "I don't think I have done anything we wrong and intend to continue praying on the weak.". Those evil hits should get an all expenses paid your of America's worst prisons. And only get out when the cancer they will surely come down with is inoperable.
back to 1978 when the ACLU filed a lawsuit against them alleging cruel and unusual punishment, although it was several recent cases that prompted the state to finally take action.
The state knew about this in 1978 and did NOTHING until a famous person made it national.
That is the bottom line. Jesus fuck. You go, Paris! Sorry for your pain, thank you for using it to help others
I love visualizing her stomping in there and kicking ass out of compassion and empathy. I have women friends who would do the same thing and I am in awe of it.
For a few years, when those "kiddy prisons" were being shuttered in the US, they'd set up subsidiaries in the Baja. Thankfully, Mexico has recently made it a serious crime to even be involved in the business. It's basically kidnapping, which in Mexican law is about the same as murder when it comes to sentencing.
I imagine you'll still see a few of those "Christian Youth Academies" somewhere like El Salvador.
I, as an adopted kid, was often threatened with one of these schools or being "taken back to the foster home" by my mother. Why? Because I was high energy and easily distractable, very smart and constantly needed to know why something was wrong or bad. If you gave me a logical reason then it was fine. But I was a Gen X kid and mostly got "because I said so." I still can't prove it but I'm pretty sure my mom used to plant random jewelry in my hockey bag and accuse me of stealing it from someone. She constantly accused me of lying. I was gaslighted in so many ways.
As an adult when I brought this behavior up and mentioned how damaging it was, I was told "We never said that. You're making up stories." My mom is dead and I am working through the trauma as I navigate my late 40s. My dad and I have a much better relationship though we still have moments of him defending her. Though I now realize that's because my mother also messed with him.
I'm so sorry for anyone who ended up in one of these schools and I will always call out any facility that pulls this kind of torture and abuse.
She sort of challenges our own prejudices against the rich and good looking. Sometimes, despite that handicap, they can be relatively decent human beings.
I remember seeing an episode of a daytime talk show in the late 80s about the Challenger Foundation, which was a two-month wilderness therapy camp. They made that place sound like it did really great work...but they kidnapped children with the parents' consent and dropped them into the Southern Utah desert for grueling 500-mile hikes under brutal and abusive conditions. In 1990, a 16-year-old girl named Kristen Chase died of heatstroke and pulmonary edema while on the trek, leading to manslaughter charges. There's a Netflix documentary about it.
Virginia Giuffre's parents put her in TTI (Troubled Teen Industry) home, "Growing Together" in Lake Worth, FLA. They were horrific "parents" but they also did that to her. She ran away from it but had to go back. Later it was investigated and shut down.
Being a runaway definitely put her in further harm's way and led eventually to her crossing paths with Jeffrey Epstein. It's all in her posthumous book, "Nobody's Girl." RIP, VG, dead at 41.
Any institution or for profit that deals with vulnerable people will embrace sadism. We see the sadism play out under the banner of churches (Magdalene asylums), national land theft policy & political suppression (USA with "Indian schools"), "pray the gay away" bootcamps, and so many more examples.
One starting point of reform is making it impossible for parents to unilaterally deprive a child of the protection of civil & criminal codes. A child is a citizen and a human, not a piece of property. Parents who scream about interference with families must have a lot to hide.
The torture and systematic abuse of relinquished children in this country is a human rights issue 🙏🏼
They should all get ruptured.
It gives me chills to read that "we remain committed to" bullshit. It translates to "I don't think I have done anything we wrong and intend to continue praying on the weak.". Those evil hits should get an all expenses paid your of America's worst prisons. And only get out when the cancer they will surely come down with is inoperable.
back to 1978 when the ACLU filed a lawsuit against them alleging cruel and unusual punishment, although it was several recent cases that prompted the state to finally take action.
The state knew about this in 1978 and did NOTHING until a famous person made it national.
That is the bottom line. Jesus fuck. You go, Paris! Sorry for your pain, thank you for using it to help others
There’s always been a lot more to Paris than the Tabloid impressions.
She’s one tough cookie.
I love visualizing her stomping in there and kicking ass out of compassion and empathy. I have women friends who would do the same thing and I am in awe of it.
For a few years, when those "kiddy prisons" were being shuttered in the US, they'd set up subsidiaries in the Baja. Thankfully, Mexico has recently made it a serious crime to even be involved in the business. It's basically kidnapping, which in Mexican law is about the same as murder when it comes to sentencing.
I imagine you'll still see a few of those "Christian Youth Academies" somewhere like El Salvador.
I, as an adopted kid, was often threatened with one of these schools or being "taken back to the foster home" by my mother. Why? Because I was high energy and easily distractable, very smart and constantly needed to know why something was wrong or bad. If you gave me a logical reason then it was fine. But I was a Gen X kid and mostly got "because I said so." I still can't prove it but I'm pretty sure my mom used to plant random jewelry in my hockey bag and accuse me of stealing it from someone. She constantly accused me of lying. I was gaslighted in so many ways.
As an adult when I brought this behavior up and mentioned how damaging it was, I was told "We never said that. You're making up stories." My mom is dead and I am working through the trauma as I navigate my late 40s. My dad and I have a much better relationship though we still have moments of him defending her. Though I now realize that's because my mother also messed with him.
I'm so sorry for anyone who ended up in one of these schools and I will always call out any facility that pulls this kind of torture and abuse.
No snark, it's good to have something nice to say about Paris Hilton.
She sort of challenges our own prejudices against the rich and good looking. Sometimes, despite that handicap, they can be relatively decent human beings.
Thanks, Robyn. Systems of control and punishment: so many connections can be drawn, in many directions.
It's sad how many people immediately turn to oppression and abuse to force children to behave.
I remember seeing an episode of a daytime talk show in the late 80s about the Challenger Foundation, which was a two-month wilderness therapy camp. They made that place sound like it did really great work...but they kidnapped children with the parents' consent and dropped them into the Southern Utah desert for grueling 500-mile hikes under brutal and abusive conditions. In 1990, a 16-year-old girl named Kristen Chase died of heatstroke and pulmonary edema while on the trek, leading to manslaughter charges. There's a Netflix documentary about it.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/hell-camp-teen-nightmare-release-date-news
Virginia Giuffre's parents put her in TTI (Troubled Teen Industry) home, "Growing Together" in Lake Worth, FLA. They were horrific "parents" but they also did that to her. She ran away from it but had to go back. Later it was investigated and shut down.
Being a runaway definitely put her in further harm's way and led eventually to her crossing paths with Jeffrey Epstein. It's all in her posthumous book, "Nobody's Girl." RIP, VG, dead at 41.
THIS!
All these parents are groomers.
Any institution or for profit that deals with vulnerable people will embrace sadism. We see the sadism play out under the banner of churches (Magdalene asylums), national land theft policy & political suppression (USA with "Indian schools"), "pray the gay away" bootcamps, and so many more examples.
One starting point of reform is making it impossible for parents to unilaterally deprive a child of the protection of civil & criminal codes. A child is a citizen and a human, not a piece of property. Parents who scream about interference with families must have a lot to hide.
It appears a cell mass or fetus has more rights than a fully born child.
"Unless you're white, male, and rich, your rights end at birth. It's right there in the Bible."
Thanks Robyn, (and Paris), this is an important thing to bring to light. Also, I’d forgotten how endearingly goofy that show was.
They need to charged as well!
Good for you Paris. Good for you.