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A life, stolen - Times Online

Morosoph rated 11 months ago
These cases are meant to be reviewed every three years. What happened here? I expect that the review is in truth a formality, not performed by outsiders, but by the very staff who look after them. We rationalise our past decisions and the status quo; how can we expect such a professional to be...

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Morosoph rated 11 months ago
These cases are meant to be reviewed every three years. What happened here? I expect that the review is in truth a formality, not performed by outsiders, but by the very staff who look after them. We rationalise our past decisions and the status quo; how can we expect such a professional to be objective?
toddtharp rated 11 months ago
Social Darwinism at work. The state had to keep the feeble-minded from breeding, so they locked this poor woman up for 70 years.
Mari-Lou rated 11 months ago
Thanks to weejules for discovering this poignant article by the Times Online. A life, stolen.