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They still do! Ever try walking into a morgue and asking to take a body out on loan? :D

There are morgues made specially for children but i'm not sure if this was one. Ask Motts, I'm sure he's seen enough of them to tell you.

With the luxury of 20 to 60 years' hindsight under our belts it is easy to say that many things that occurred were terrible and shouldn't have occurred when there were no other alternatives at that time. The true challenge is talking about something that is occurring right now and making sure something gets done immediately rather than waiting until something negative occurs and then complaining that it never should have happened.

However, you need facts and data and experience to find out where the real problems are. If people wait to be told about problems by the press (or by people who are paid to testify for or against something and have a financial stake in things being a certain way) then you have a harder time separating out the facts from the misperceptions, of which there are many. The sorting of the wheat from the chaff is the hardest part of the problem and can only occur if you know the true history of what options were (or weren't) available at the time. But you do need to keep in mind that the public didn't care enough at this time to make sure that this didn't happen by increasing public funding. Most communities worked quite hard to get people who were different placed elsewhere, and for long periods of time, if possible.

Poke at the docs all you want, but they aren't the ones who sent their loved ones away or made laws allowing people to be locked up and have these techniques utilized. Poke at the families, but they had no alternatives as far as community options or funding. Poke at the staff, but they worked long hours with terrible pay doing a damnable job that few would choose, even today. Poke at the people who had the problems, and that will get you nowhere because these are mostly physiological problems.

Sorry - that leaves you and me and our wallets at tax time. Take a poke there and see how many people raise their hands and accept responsibility for the lack of funding and for the lack of interest in people with mental illness and the folks with intellectual disabilities. Bet you'll have damn few takers.

Ask how many would rather blame the docs, the hospitals, the staff, and sometimes the families, and that's where the majority of raised hands will be, because it's easier and we don't like looking in mirrors, especially when the mirror reflects back a distorted image and it's not even a funhouse mirror.

Even though it is slightly disturbing... i love it!

Was this painting supposed to make people smile?? :-/

It does look like it goes on forever. Love it

Nice Nice... I'm liken' it

Yea! for wild parties!!!

Ah yes, the somewhat larger cousin of the eyelash curler. Too bad I have no idea what it's used for

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but do I see a hint of a face in that funky thing in the front of the print?

I find it odd that even though most of the windows are blacked out, a substantial amount of light falls on the bed. It's probably because the cover at the top of the middle window has fallen off. But nonetheless great shot Motts! and Hooray for a new gallery!!!

[Thump thump thump]

Just pick a more credible source, please, instead of the black-&-white folks who get paid large consultation fees to say this.

this place really isnt that scary ive been there sooo much its gettin old

Ah, the Mute's Bridle... Most useful when someone has been very naughty, much too naughty to get a regular ball gag... Will it surprise anyone that I actually have this?

Amazing pics... I found this page searching for "House of the rising sun" lyrics jsojosjosjo