From the Director's Desk of The EARN Project:
Elder abuse, and involuntary guardianship, can happen to anyone irrespective of financial position. Social Security checks are a prime target of abusers, Trusts and large estates can be an irresistible temptation to some victim’s children, lawyers, bankers, financial advisors, new best friends and caregivers and, all too often, the professional guardianship institutions, the nursing homes they are “friendly” with and sometimes judges who are in on it. Greed comes in all shapes and colors - and yes, even wearing black robes.
The system is set up in a way that presents temptations so great that even some otherwise good people will do bad things.
...As in a case with which we are familiar, lawyers - representing professional guardians - and judges are friends. In this particular case, there are pictures of this, particularly of the two, over and over again, trying to dodge the photographer as they leave a local bar where they frequently lunch together. Can you guess why that lawyer has never lost a case in front of that judge?
Full Article and Source:
The Silver Standard News: How Do We Get Protection From the Protectors?
See Also:
The EARN Project (Elder Abuse Reform Now)
The Unforgivable Truth
This really is the $64,000 question! I think if we can get those people who should be pushing to accountability to do so, it's a good start.
ReplyDeleteLawyers are fodder for late time tv. Why wouldn't they want to fix that by cleaning up their profession?
I don't want to be a negative Nancy, but I don't think we can get protection from them. They are too powerful.
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