Posted by alexandra_k on October 6, 2018, at 18:09:51
In reply to Re: Today's Dominion Post » alexandra_k, posted by beckett2 on October 5, 2018, at 13:08:17
I didn't know about the speech but I looked it up. Thanks for posting about it.
> And an official four day week!
I didn't see reference to that...
> I hope it works for your country.
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I saw that she is keen on the data tracking of 'vulnerable children'.
I am sceptical / wary about that because we don't have the infrastructure to support the information being kept truly secure in a way that protects the privacy and security of those it purports to protect.
Those with power won't have their abuse recorded as such. It is those lacking power who are likely to have their children labelled as having been abused. Whether it is true that they are or aren't that label is something that is more likely to go on to harm rather than help those children.
One of the Universities requires professional program applicants to sign a disclosure form *on application* (not between offer of place and acceptance of place) which covers a whole range of things. From criminal history to whether they have been documented to have *observed* violence (e.g., in a home setting)...
They say it's 'for their own good' that they be excluded from professional practice programs and other jobs.
For example, there have been really high turnover rates for police in these parts because cadets don't cope with seeing the family violence situations they are routinely called out to. The dynamic is one of a couple in constant turmoil basically and our infrasturture is in such a state that the majority of kids who are living in such appalling conditions would only go on to be abused worse still in any kind of state care (and often split up from siblings).
I'm starting to see how much these kinds of labels affect self-conception, sure, but how much they affect others-conception, too. Only a few years back when I intereacted with some people who were informed I was on the Autism Spectrum before meeting me they were all trying to stare me in the eyes and 'high five'type of over-emphasised and routinised social interaction. I realise now they were probably doing the best they could to be kind. It felt... Infantilising to me. But that probably wasn't the intent.
A lot of people in our society feel insecure and have had histories of being treated pretty badly by others. People seem to want and respond well to a calm figure, yeah.
I did a motorcycle safety course yesterday and I the instructor said 'fake it till ya make it' and I see now that, yeah, I need to get better at doing just that. Take a deep breath and stand tall.
It's easier to fake it till ya make it if you can keep your head down and huddle in with a herd. If you appear stronger... Other people will seek you out to help you process the things they cannot. And that can topple you, yeah. When you are already working at your limits.
I would feel so much happier with the stats if I could trust that they take the personally identifying information out. But I know they don't do this and I know they have people looking through checking and double checking nd in some instances actually recoding (e.g., changing what list someone is or isn't on and so on)... So the whole thing just looks like some arbitrary list of people to be targets for the... Most awful of bullies. To keep them away from our other kids. The ones we're trying our hardest not to ruin...
Sigh.
Trust is hard, yeah.
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