http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/12/04/see-you-in-butner/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:22:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/12/04/see-you-in-butner/comment-page-1/#comment-29239 Kimberly Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:05:49 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=2198#comment-29239 Great article and I completely agree with you. Discrimination and the abuse of individuals with disabilities needs to be stopped. Unfortunately, there are far too many people in positions of power, whether it be a politician, a medical professional, or state employee, that feel that individuals with disabilities have no rights. I have a family with children with special health care needs. The garbage that I have heard from the section of our population that is against all services and rights for the disabled would shock and anger you as it has me too many times. Each time I hear the discriminatory rhetoric from someone I am dealing with then I respond with facts, a dose of humanity, and if necessary a formal complaint. Unfortunately, the common response to that is to say that how a person thinks or believes can't be changed or regulated. Your story, this example of our mental health hospital problems, are one more example of the bigger issue of discrimination and abuse. In this day and age, it should not happen and has to be stopped. Great article and I completely agree with you. Discrimination and the abuse of individuals with disabilities needs to be stopped. Unfortunately, there are far too many people in positions of power, whether it be a politician, a medical professional, or state employee, that feel that individuals with disabilities have no rights. I have a family with children with special health care needs. The garbage that I have heard from the section of our population that is against all services and rights for the disabled would shock and anger you as it has me too many times. Each time I hear the discriminatory rhetoric from someone I am dealing with then I respond with facts, a dose of humanity, and if necessary a formal complaint. Unfortunately, the common response to that is to say that how a person thinks or believes can’t be changed or regulated. Your story, this example of our mental health hospital problems, are one more example of the bigger issue of discrimination and abuse. In this day and age, it should not happen and has to be stopped.

]]> http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/12/04/see-you-in-butner/comment-page-1/#comment-29217 Rob Schofield Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:47:08 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=2198#comment-29217 This is one of your best, Andrea. Incredibly sad and sobering but right on the money. This is one of your best, Andrea. Incredibly sad and sobering but right on the money.

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