Perhaps some of you have heard of WWASP. It is an umbrella organization of Mormon fundamentalist "schools" found throughout the US, and other countries. It is infamous for the crimes it has committed against the youth it houses, such as physical and psychological abuse. There are several documentaries which spotlight their crimes. I'll post some here later.
The organization claims to have dissolved, but in reality there are many schools still in operation, where kids are forced to succumb to torture and harassment, in some cases even rape. The organization can get away with this by changing its name, and it's gotten away with it for so long because of the large family-based network which owns it.
Perhaps you recall the for-profit industry of locking up minors mentioned in Capitalism: A Love Story, which you watched in class. This is like that, but much, much worse. Some victims suffer from such severe PTS that they can never function normally in society again. And all this is done under the guise of a rehabilitation resort.
Well, thoughts? Like I said I'll post a documentary and witness accounts later when I can reach the database on my own computer (right now I'm on a school one.)
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