Didn't Southpark do an episode about something almost identical to this?

Forcing anyone to fight for another's amusement is always wrong.

Absolutely disgusting.

Were there background checks ran on these individuals before they were hired?

I hope they get a nice little vacation. In jail.

Well, lets not pretend this is some unique aspect of humanity.
"freak fights" have been going on since the most ancient empires.

But I do agree it is fully the worst humanity has to offer when considering these people whom are setting these things up.

Now ops.
Your condemnation against humanity falls short. I imagine sweeping majority (in the 95+%) of responses, be it on this website, or a global poll, would be equally disgusted.
Do you measure things based on the worst it has to offer?

Were there background checks ran on these individuals before they were hired?

The dangerous aspect of todays society is in the idea that people whom were caught (and often then treated/identified their problems) are the only ones capable of ever doing wrong.

Its my stance that in medium to big crimes, your far more endangered at people not caught (clean records) than people with a record.

Records of people only serve to create boogiemen...typically falsely.

Originally posted by MystikMushroom
Didn't Southpark do an episode about something almost identical to this?

Forcing anyone to fight for another's amusement is always wrong.

FORCING is the keyword.. If boxers or MMA fighters want to fight for my amusement and money then by all means that is different....

In my state a background check is run on anyone working with the disabled and or elderly. If any abuse against these people is found and corroborated by our penal system - one can never work in that field again. Which is a good thing but sadly many of these abusers are seldom prosecuted since they put their livelihood on the line.

Originally posted by lordtyp0
I am one of those who tend to hate 'people' but like the 'person'. I am inclined to agree that the more of a crowd you have, the more of a mob it becomes.

Group think...its a interesting dynamic...and in itself neutral.
A group in a scene as say, a gladiatorial battle, will scream for blood and death..you get encouraged by your neighbor and allow yourself to basically merge with one another into a (dumbed down) chorus of the subject at hand.

But keep in mind, group think also made other things possible. Civil rights, india's independence with passive resistance, etc...so it can be used for good or bad overall.

No better time to observe group thinking than in politics of course.

I love people..singular and plural. I think mankind is awesome, but I know we can also create awesome evil. I choose to be nieve about the horrors that persons can do, because people as a whole are created by the sum of person's..and most persons you meet are actually of either neutral or good community intentions.

just a bit dumb overall...

and that is both people and persons (in my view).


Keep in mind, I also like snakes. Like does not mean hugging each one I see...Sometimes a headless snake is more likable than it with its fangs activated.

Being the parent to a child with autism, if this happened, I'd be perfectly fine with putting the offending orderlies in a room with me and a baseball bat. No time limit, no questions.

This goes on at just about every state school / hospital for the developmentally disabled. I used to work in the field, and it is common knowledge that this occurs, usually in the evening hours when there are fewer people there. It is vile, disgusting, and endemic.

One of my children used to be friends with a girl who's boyfriend worked at the state school. This young man was an heroin addict, and I heard stories of making the patients fight until one of them was knocked out, forcing them to ingest illegal drugs and watch them tweak out, and sexual abuse.

The problem, as I see it, is that state and local budgets for these things are very small. In order to fully staff these places, they are able to pay only above minimum wage, not really enough to survive on, so what they end up with are uneducated, barely literate types that quickly learn that these patients are vulnerable and will not be believed if they try and tell.

You get what you pay for. People imagine that these places are staffed with caring, educated individuals who treat the patients with kindess. It just isn't that way. The caring, educating people cannot make a living doing this job, which at times can be quite dangerous and carries a great deal of responsibility for only $8.25 per hour, so they leave. What's left are usually young guys (men are usually better at this job due to the risk of being assaulted), many of who still party and are immature.

This is the sad nature of these places. Until we designate more funds to attract compassionate, caring staff, we're going to be left with the bottom of the barrel, who go to work high or tweaked, and do very evil things to those in their care after dark. People need to wake up. These places are, and have been for many decades, living hells for those who are trapped there and have no place to go.