#matthew israel

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Matthew Israel and the Judge Rotenberg Center

I've seen these subjects talked about on here but not at great, informative lengths. This isn't a replacement for research, but just a short post about undiscussed facts. There is some strange bullshit that I've never seen mentioned. I haven't covered everything either, there is so much more that it would make this post lengthier than what it already is.

Below the cut is descriptions of severe child abuse of disabled children, including cases where they are abused to death. There is also eugenics implications. Do not proceed if that makes you uncomfortable.

Who is Matthew Israel?

Matthew Israel is a PhD who, after reading Walden Two, a book about a Utopia in which all members are behaviorally conditioned to act in a perfect way. A critic of the book writes, "We find at the end of Walden Two that Frazier [a founding member of Walden Two]... has sole control over the political system and its policies. It is he who regulates food, work, education, and sleep, and who sets the moral and economic agenda."

Israel attempted to start his own Walden Two type society and the only people interested were a couple, who eventually withdrew when Israel stated that the only way they could be a part of the community is if Israel could have unconditional sex with the wife.

Israel had a small communal home where there was a misbehaving young girl, whom the mother agreed to let him modify her behavior. He slapped her across the face when she misbehaved and discovered that she would eventually stop crying when he slapped her. Shortly after, he opened up the Behavior Research Institute in California.

The Californian school eventually was forced to shut down after several students were neglected and abused until they died, including a 14 year old who was tied face down in his bed until he eventually suffocated (who's autopsy cited "mental retardation" as the cause of death).

The operations moved to Massachusetts, where an autistic man named Vincent Milletich, was restrained and forced to wear a sensory deprivation helmet for vocally stimming. Milletich, who was a known epileptic, had a seizure and died of asphyxiation due to the helmet and being restrained. The judge who found the institute not guilty of negligence wqs Judge Rotenberg, whom the center was then named after.

Judy Weber-Israel

Judy Weber-Israel, wife of Matthew, ran her own schools for autistic and emotionally challenged children called "Tobinworld", which she named after her severely autistic son Tobin Weber, whom in his obituary was said that his life was meaningful because he caused the Tobinworld schools to be opened. There is no mention of Tobin's interests or joy he brought to people's lives.

While no reports of electronic shocks have been found, there was still severe abuse. In 1991, a nine year old was abused so bad he stopped breathing and may have suffered brain damage as a result.

In 2014, a mother of 9 year old reported that the school enviroment bred abuse. She cited an incident where her son was beaten, kicked to the floor, and suffered a bloody nose as a result of staff mistreatment. To prevent the boy from making a mess with his bloody nose, they wrapped his head in a plastic bag and left him on the floor, causing him to choke on blood. This prompted an investigation and found that Matthew Israel was secretly working there. Tobinworld's license was suspended and all local school districts withdrew students, citing not only abuse but specifically concerns about Matthew Israel.

Tobinworld has a mental health clinic which is still operational, focusing on emotionally challenged and autistic children and teens.

The Shock

The most well-known thing about the Judge Rotenberg Center is the Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED), "the shock" that everyone talks about. It's a device that is fitted to a child as young as 7 that is remotely controlled by an employee and is worn 24/7.

Originally, the Judge Rotenberg Center used a milder (but still terrible) device called the "Self-Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System", which delievered brief, small electric shocks to the wearer if the head sensor was activated in the case of headbanging. A student reportedly recieved 5,000 shocks and did not stop headbanging, prompting Israel to contact the company of the device and asked them to make a stronger device. They refused.

Israel, despite not having any electrical engineering training, made his own extremely powerful device that delievered a shock 20 times stronger than a cattle prod for 2 seconds. He made 3 devices due to students becoming unresponsive to the previous shock levels.

While it was supposed to be used to stop self injurious behavior, it was used for much more than that. It was used for general noncompliance, grimacing while sleeping, stimming, and screaming when shocked by the device. A former teacher assistant stated that when he reached into his pocket without telling his class what he was doing, four students screamed in fear and he had to shock them. Many devices are faulty and go off without any prompt, continously shocking until its removed.

Allegedly, there are also GED chairs (which shock the student if they try to get up) and GED belts (which shock the student if they remove their hand from the holster).

The most well-known case of abuse is the Andre McCollins case, an autistic boy who, in 2002, refused to remove his clat and was shocked. He tensed up and, for seven hours, was strapped to a board and shocked 31 times and suffered severe burns, all while screaming the whole time. His mother had requested the device be removed prior to the incident. There IS video footage of this incident and its incredibly hard to watch. Andre suffers from PTSD from being at the Judge Rotenberg Center and still occasionally asks him mom, "why did you send me there?"

As a part of his Walden Two "utopia" fantasy, Israel wants the device to have nationwide applications in prisons and regular schools.

Why Aversives Don't Prevent Self Injury

Self Injury is a means of communicating something, whether it's "Something hurts" or "I'm hungry" or "I need attention" or "I'm scared" or even "I like the way it feels" or "This is how I regulate". Technically, you can hurt a person to stop them from engaging in self injury, but that doesn't solve WHY they are doing it. In addition, there are many approved ways to stop someone from hurting themselves that don't involve shocking them, including preventing (avoiding triggers, helping with triggers, redirection, replacement activity, emotional regulation skills, having tests done to rule out medical issues) and lessening (helmets, mittens, medication).

Jennifer Msumba, an autistic woman who attended the Judge Rotenberg Center from 2002 to 2009, had severe self injurious behavior that included putting her head through windows. She said that her behaviors did stop, but the feelings didn't, causing her to explode at random times. Besides being shocked, she was also regularly denied food (a common practice in autism management therapies) and was stripped, tied down, and scrubbed while "male staff watched on the video monitors".

Msumba went to live at a different place, where she began engaging in self injurious behaviors again. This time, she was taught how to manage her emotions and given access to medication. She wrote a book about her experiences and recovery titled Shouting at Leaves.

What's Being Done?

The FDA banned all shock devices and corporal punishment to disabled people in 2020. The Judge Rotenberg Center was the only institution that fought this ban and they won. Since then, the FDA and many organizations have been fighting against them. Since October of 2024, the FDA has been finalizing the decision to ban shock devices including the Judge Rotenberg Center, but many believe they need to hurry up their decision. In a matter of days, Robert Kennedy, who is well-known for disliking autistic children, is becoming the head of the Health Department, which will complicate any proceedings made afterwards.

Since the 90s, many advocacy organizations have been calling for the entire center to be shut down due to the inherent abuse of the center. To my knowledge, the Judge Rotenberg Center is also the only "educational" institution that has been personally called out by United Nations for torture.

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[kaapstadgirly]

Beautifully said by Liam Cosgrove.

been waiting for someone to wipe the floor with this guys face honestly.

[vyorei]

SHUT THE FUCK UP MILLER THEY OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN LAND 75 FUCKING YEARS AGO AND HAVE SLAUGHTERED, ABUSED, HUMILIATED, AND DEHUMANISED THE NATIVES EVER SINCE

It's like someone knocked their abusive partner out to escape and report their being fucking battered for years and the cops go "hnng but u knocked them out so like.. What're we even doing here?" I'm sick to my back fucking teeth of this, sick of it!!!

[queen-helaenas-pet-spider]

WARNING: OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2 SPOILERS!!

Lucius Spriggs getting gifts from suitors, Black Pete and Israel "Izzy" Hands!!!!!!!!!!!

[workersolidarity]

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MATTHEW MILLER ON MASS GRAVES FOUND IN GAZA HOSPITAL: "WE'RE INQUIRING WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL"

📹 US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller responds to a question about recent discovery of hundreds of bodies in three mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza: "We're inquiring with the government of Israel."

When confronted with crimes against humanity, the Biden administration inquires about the issue with the government in question while simultaneously providing the munitions killing Palestinians on the dime of the American taxpayer.

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#videosource

@WorkerSolidarityNews

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[kaapstadgirly]

The way Matt Lee didn't even speak yet, and he knew bro would be out to get him for that dumbass statement. I'm laughing so hard 😭

[nando161mando]

‘People are sick of the bullshit in here’: Journalist confronts Matthew Miller on US foreign policy

[kvtnisseverdeen]

"Succession Sweep" at the 81st Golden Globe Awards | Jan 07, 2024

[athena5898]

What The Media Hides: (https://x.com/narrative_hole/status/1844053470195945682?s=46) White House advisor Matthew Brodsky suspended from X after calling for Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon to be burned alive

[vyorei]

Everyone needs to start getting into "tense exchanges" on this issue.

[queen-helaenas-pet-spider]

WARNING: OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH SEASON 2 SPOILERS!!

Recently engaged Lupete {Lucius x Pete} possibly wanting to make a lovely French singer sing in other lovely ways....😳😳😳

[captain-casual]

ffs matt

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

“When there are alleged violations, the government of Israel needs to take steps to investigate those who are alleged to have committed abuses and, if appropriate, hold them accountable,” said Miller, who called the IDF announcement of arrests of those alleged to have involved and an investigation “appropriate.” The IDF said it had no comment on either the leaked video or the State Department’s comment.

Yeah, here's the thing: This would sound more meaningful if the Biden administration hadn't funded this and similar acts for over 10 months.

And basically, he's saying the rapists should investigate themselves. Not that an objective party should investigate them; that might lead to an actual condemnation.

He wants to be able to say, "The rapists thought long and hard about their actions and decided they'd done nothing wrong."

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Reminder

let us pray for Florida that is struggling with hurricane Milton.

Let us pray for the people we know who are struggling spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically

Let us pray for Israel and Palestine

Let us pray for the 2024 election

Let us pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ

Let us pray for the unbelief in the world and for those under the enemy's influence

God has a plan for us all

but in this time there is more and more evidence of Jesus's second coming.

Friends, let Him into your heart. I pray over you all. The rapture will not be pretty. Prophesies from Revelation and Matthew are coming true.

He is knocking, let Him in.

God bless