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My question & challenge to Jim LaMatterly

Posted by Seriously Sold Out Systemite on April 09, 2005 at 23:14:09

In Reply to: Jim LaMattery - unanswered questions posted by Curious on April 09, 2005 at 14:53:49:

Have you thought about the issues of power that come with advocating for a vulnerable populuation of people such as the SGAs who have experienced extreme abuse and neglect and now find themselves in prison or living on the streets?

I do not know you personally, but like you, I have been out of TF for a very long time. I admire your courage in pursuing the FBI investigation. That said, I'm concerned about the possibility you are a well-intentioned do-gooder who will unwittingly use vulnerable SGAs who are being assisted by members of your foundation as poster children for your cause.

Certain acts of charity simply do not need to be publicized, and I would openly question the maturity and integrity of your Christian character if I read about your foundation's outreach to SGAs caught in the street-to-jail cycle of the California mental health system on any of the websites for exers.