Panorama - An abuse of Adults with Learning Disabilities

Sonny Joe · June 01, 2011, 01:28:54 PM

An abuse of adults with Learning Disabilities

Watched this last night and was simply shocked. What kind of society are we?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011pwt6/Panorama_Undercover_Care_The_Abuse_Exposed/

orangeman · June 01, 2011, 01:38:09 PM

Shocking.

Groucho · June 01, 2011, 02:06:57 PM

Very disturbing....couldn't watch more than 20 mins.

EC Unique · June 01, 2011, 02:27:53 PM

As somebody with a relaetion with mental disabilities this has me absolutely seething. I would love to get my hands on those bastar.ds. The authorities would need to take a look at themselves considering that this sort of abuse could happen in 2011.

HiMucker · June 01, 2011, 03:30:03 PM

Sonny Joe i was going to start a thread on this when I came back from my lunch and you beat me to it. A bloody disgrace, but wait til you see the pitiful sentences these guys involved get which will be an even bigger disgrace. I too found it very hard to watch when you know that they wouold be doing that to one of your loved ones if they were looking after them. Felt like turning it off when listening to the patients poor parents, but somethings although difficult are better off seeing and hearing.

LeoMc · June 01, 2011, 03:47:13 PM

It was hard to watch. I only kept going because I was hoping for a nice wrap up detailing the abusers and what they were being charged with.

We would have read about outrages like the Magdalane laundries and said "something like that could not happen nowadays".

ziggysego · June 01, 2011, 04:50:33 PM

I was out last night at the cinema, but different ones were telling me about the programme. Truly horrific and unimagineable. It's disgusting these animals can get away with it for so long.

Tony Baloney · June 01, 2011, 07:13:04 PM

I'd say this sort of thing is widespread. People who prey on the vulnerable in society are about as low as you can go. Scumbags. They should be jailed for the maximum tariff available and banned from working in any jobs requiring a level of trust.

mylestheslasher · June 01, 2011, 07:21:17 PM

Someone once said society should be measured by how it treats the weak and vunerable. This says a lot about Ireland after the Celtic tiger. Some of those f**kers would treat their dog better.

ziggysego · June 01, 2011, 09:53:59 PM

Quote from: mylestheslasher on June 01, 2011, 07:21:17 PM
Someone once said society should be measured by how it treats the weak and vunerable. This says a lot about Ireland after the Celtic tiger. Some of those f**kers would treat their dog better.

Happened in England.

mylestheslasher · June 01, 2011, 10:48:17 PM

Quote from: ziggysego on June 01, 2011, 09:53:59 PM
Quote from: mylestheslasher on June 01, 2011, 07:21:17 PM
Someone once said society should be measured by how it treats the weak and vunerable. This says a lot about Ireland after the Celtic tiger. Some of those f**kers would treat their dog better.

Happened in England.

True but I would've always thought the Irish would have been better than that given the close knit communities that make up the country. Maybe I was wrong.

dillinger · June 03, 2011, 01:10:51 AM

It was a horrible thing to watch. Why did the programme makers let it go on for, think 5 weeks? OK, they needed the edivince. but 5 weeks. Don't know about anyone else but all i thought during it was let me in a room with one of them and lets see what happens when they face someone who can fight back.

attheraces · June 03, 2011, 01:17:24 AM

Quote from: dillinger on June 03, 2011, 01:10:51 AM
It was a horrible thing to watch. Why did the programme makers let it go on for, think 5 weeks? OK, they needed the edivince. but 5 weeks. Don't know about anyone else but all i thought during it was let me in a room with one of them and lets see what happens when they face someone who can fight back.

Dillinger you reckon you can fight then

Though yeh it was shocking, said exact same thing myself, surely it didn't take 5 weeks to get all in all 30/40 mins footage. Maybe they wanted to ensure they nailed these guys and really show how bad it was, I find it hard to fathom that they would have stayed in any longer than what was required. Truly barbaric stuff, cowards every single last one of them.

omagh_gael · June 03, 2011, 06:34:50 PM

Have yet to see this programme but work for a company who support adults with a LD. We provide supported living in the community for those who would otherwise be forced to live in large institutions and can provide some comfort in that there have never been more opportunities for those with a LD and top quality facilities and care available in our community. Thankfully In all my experiences I have yet to see any form of maltreatment or abuse.

dillinger · June 03, 2011, 08:50:25 PM

Dillinger you reckon you can fight then

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Even if i couln't i would still like to have a go at them.