4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

Perhaps they were racist?

The examination light is made of artificial materials which deteriorate over long periods of time or they don't at all while the room was made out of organic materials such as wood and bricks.

If a person was truly given the choice of actual death and being here, I am guessing that most people would opt for being here.

In my humble opinion, that is. :-)

This proves my point that there are fates worse than death.

my boyfriend's mother grew up in the area.. her sister worked there (in the offices) and she went there to visit.. and she says the place always looked creepy and sad.. she never liked the place even when it was open..

yeah I've been there recently.. depending on what building you go to, you can't be seen at all.. even at night with flashlights.. it's too far back away from civilization to notice.. I was more worried about driving into the place than I was once we got onto the grounds..

Helmets R Us is having yet another semi-annual sale, if you Doctors need new ones.

chairs are tricky if you are not careful.......look out, I know I have one that follows me to work! :-)

I bet they are abusing animals at the veterinarian's as well. Bunch of sickos, I b'lieve.

Maybe if it had a seatbelt on it would have stayed where it was supposed to be. But then that would be abusing a chair and that may be punishable by law.

I've got to ask my sister-in-law if she's ever seen that psychic dog wandereing around up there. She works at the Vets Center where I'm sure they are abusing our poor veterens since many of the employees used to work at Pennhurst. And you know old habits are hard to break.

Sure can Lynn, I'm sure there are plenty more places it could be put to use. And hey I think it worked here she seems to have disappeared!

Yep it was mean of them to have seatbelts, so that the patient wouldn't have the chance to fall over and maybe give themselves a concussion. And the seatbelt probably enabled the staff member to not have to stand over them every moment so the patient could have some privacy. Wow, they are so mean!! I also imagine that these places often had some type of curtain separating the toilets for added privacy...the torture don't end, do it? ; )

gOsH LyNnE yur sooo mEaN!!!!one!! omgzzz i cAn'T bElieVe u GuYz dO thAt!!!!
ouch my brain hurts now.

Yes, sometimes patients were mistreated...there's a bad apple in every bunch. That doesn't mean that every patient was mistreated or that an overwhelming number of them were. Most were treated fine, or at least treated as best they could be with what technology was available at the time.

Miz Marcia, if I can borrow that there magical wand of yours I will be happy to use it in a more physical and direct manner. :-)