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05 Oct 2016, 7:19 am

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Suicide note of young gay man called supported housing a ‘torture chamber’
August 5, 2016 by Melanie Newman

...Jack Ellis, who had autism and diabetes, hoped he would be helped and protected when he moved into a Curo social housing project in Weston-super-Mare in September 2013 following bullying by some of his peers and multiple suicide attempts. The unit is specifically for vulnerable people, especially those with mental health issues, and provides each resident with a key worker to support them.

But he was harassed and intimidated inside the accommodation, according to a suicide note in which he described Curo as one of several “torture chambers” he had to endure. He successfully killed himself in March 2014, with his body lying undiscovered in his room for days....

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2 ... e-chamber/


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05 Oct 2016, 1:13 pm

So much for a "safe place".

Someone needs to take some responsibility for appalling lack of security there, allowing such intimidation to occur.


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05 Oct 2016, 2:05 pm

Where the f**k was the"key worker" when this went on?Having a cappuccino??


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08 Oct 2016, 11:15 am

No wonder I don't trust people.


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08 Oct 2016, 1:40 pm

The earlier in your life you realize you can never trust others to protect you, the better. Your best bet is to do whatever is necessary to be able to defend yourself. If you don't, it won't matter whether you were unable or unwilling to—natural selection will wipe you out all the same.


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08 Oct 2016, 2:39 pm

Listen closely, to the stories of people, who were trafficked into slavery. It's a matter of Murphy's Law, what happens, when they are separated from social support. Autistic people especially resent being called gullible. Ok. Now, look at the definition of what is an "at-risk" person. Read it objectively. Is that you?

People are sizing you up for sweatshop labor and rural tenancy.

If a situation sets you up for coercion, expect creepy power trips, for no other reason than they are situationally-possible. This is a candy-from-strangers level of discussion. You don't need to be a empath.