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Report Details Abuses in Irish Reformatories
I know an Irish guy about my age (32) that went to a regular boys' school and was made to pull his pant legs up, kneel on a bristly doormat with arms extended in a crucifixion pose while holding heavy books for several minutes because he didn't finish his homework... Amazingly, he turned out to be a peaceful, practicing Buddhist.
I have a feeling some of these abuses are still taking place. It is shameful that none of the abusers were named in the report. See below:
Report Details Abuses in Irish Reformatories
By SARAH LYALL
New York Times21 May 2009
A nine-year investigation into Ireland’s Catholic-run institutions reported abuse from the 1930s to the 1990s....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/world/europe/21ireland.html
A nine-year investigation into Ireland’s Catholic-run institutions reported abuse from the 1930s to the 1990s....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/world/europe/21ireland.html
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