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School of Shock Photo Essay

August 20, 2007

Matthew Israel standing in front of a 'Judge Rotenberg Center' sign.

Radical behaviorist Matthew Israel (above) has a one-size-fits-all solution to all variety of troubled kids: Document their misdeeds and discipline them—using social isolation, food deprivation, and electric shocks.


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Matthew Israel is sick in the head. Obviously he's the one that needs shock therapy.
Posted by:SamAugust 21, 2007 2:45:55 PMRespond ^
These people are utterly sick. They should be sued through the nose.
Posted by:yuckAugust 23, 2007 6:34:06 AMRespond ^
I have heard of this school in the past and it's shocking. Why can't we shut it down? Simple. Nobody questions anything that a doctor, psychiatrist, or school official says. This is torture. We should not be subjecting our children to this. You don't treat dogs this way. Radical behaviorist is too nice a term for this man. I think a more correct term would be sociopathic, psychotic spawn of satan. I've been in the school system and seen the kids who do not want to be there. I have worked with special needs kids. I think that it is beyond our power to force anyone to do anything. If the child cannot or will not behave, let's not put him in an abusive school, let's get that child either into a home school environment or let the child drop out of school. Most of these kids have society to blame for their problems anyway. Let's look at ways to compensate the parents for the damage we've done to these kids, and before even considering putting anyone in an abusive situation, let's spend our tax dollars on saving the kids, not killing them. How can we reduce the likelihood of childhood problems? Let's look back at the neurotoxic diets and drugs that we pour into our children's bodies from birth. Let's look at the attitudes we have that medication, someone else besides us, and some almighty know-it-all doctor or "expert" is going to solve our problem for us. If the child cannot behave in school, let's pay the loving parent to stay at home and take care of the child until the cost outweighs what they would spend to imprison the child in the Rotenburg shock house or any prison.
Posted by:Amy PhiloAugust 27, 2007 7:00:58 AMRespond ^
If left wing parents actually disciplined their kids institutions like this would not be needed...
Posted by:Ames TiedemanSeptember 2, 2007 9:07:14 AMRespond ^

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