[earle58]

Originally Posted by marylyric

Because they are children, NOTICE TEENS, I dont condone what they did
but they are young and silly. They will one day regret this, but age is the cure
and pulling their license and embarrassing them the same way, will also ensure they understand the significance of this.

no.
they are not 8 yr olds.
they are young adults.
and if they don't know better by now, they never will.
coddling our youth is not the answer.

leslie

[mercyteapot]

If they're young enough to be coddled for such an aggregious act, then they were too young to have the job in the first place. Thir real problem isn't their age, it is that they obviously have some disconnect when it comes to basic human decency.

[leeae85]

first off, i think it is such a shame that someone (any age or gender) would find some kind of joy or humor or whatever in taking a picture of an elderly person's genitals! Do they not have a grandparent? Or a sense of decency? Obviously not!

I know its wrong to group all teenagers together, but personally, i dont think the majority of teenagers are mature enough to deal with a job that helps other people in the most intimate of ways. I'm sure some are, but i think there should be an age limit on people working in the healthcare field.

[mercyteapot]

IMHO, their behavior extends far beyond simple immaturity. The least mature people I know, including young children, wouldn't do a thing such as this. It simply wouldn't occur to most people, and if it did, there'd be no motive. There is something wrong with anyone who finds humor or enjoyment in these kinds of things. I hope they stay far, far away from me and mine.

[RNsRWe]

Originally Posted by marylyric

Because they are children, NOTICE TEENS, I dont condone what they did
but they are young and silly. They will one day regret this, but age is the cure
and pulling their license and embarrassing them the same way, will also ensure they understand the significance of this.

I posted about this earlier, but I see it bears repeating.

These were not "young, silly teens". These were young adults. The media likes to say "teens" when it suits, such as something like this. More sensational, I suppose. But then it says "young women" or "young men" when it suits as well.

An 18 year old can be called by our government to a foreign land to engage in hand-to-hand combat and die in pieces in a mud puddle. Is this also a "young, silly teen"??

We owe the young ADULTS of our society a helluva lot more than brushing THIS kind of atrocity under the rug of Immature Silliness. Unconscionable.

[RNsRWe]

They will one day regret this, but age is the cure

And another thing: age is NOT the cure. Depravity such as was demonstrated here can only grow and fester. They may be embarrassed that they were caught, perhaps even embarrassed at their actions, but in no way do I believe they will be "cured" of this personality defect simply by continuing to breathe for a few more years.

The only "good" to come of finding these social misfits now is to allow the public to know who they are and hence, avoid them in the future.

[earle58]

Originally Posted by mercyteapot

IMHO, their behavior extends far beyond simple immaturity. The least mature people I know, including young children, wouldn't do a thing such as this. It simply wouldn't occur to most people, and if it did, there'd be no motive. There is something wrong with anyone who finds humor or enjoyment in these kinds of things. I hope they stay far, far away from me and mine.

i agree with you mercy.
this is not a case of immaturity at all.
it's downright scary if there is no conscience in the degradation of a sick & vulnerable person.
what other evil are they capable of?
how does one 'teach' or appropriately punish one, when there is an absence of morality 101?

leslie

[missninaRN]

If the victim had been a child, would sexual abuse charges have been filed? It seems to me that photographing an elderly woman's genitals is a form of sexual abuse as well. The scenario is the same: a helpless victim, and a perpretrator(s) who is abusing their position of authority/power.

[k.lvn.mom]

I currenty work with a medication aide that was fired from her previous job for taking pictures with her camara phone of a male residents genitals. But our company hired her and is now paying for her to go to LVN school. She was never formally charged for the offense.

[Balder_LPN]

Originally Posted by mercyteapot

These two are lucky that our legislation is lagging behind our technology. Something tells me thanks to their total lack of regard for human decency, a new law will be covering the use of picture phones in LTC. Let us hope, anyway. I certainly hope that they're banned for life from any sort of healthcare position.

I dont think its the legislation that is lagging, its the prosecutors who wont get off their butts and PROSECUTE! They take the easy way out, and think that "oh we got them guilty on SOMETHING anyway, leave me alone". Oh, poor overworked prosecuting attorney's, waa waa waa