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Thankyou wrote on Nov 2, 2007 10:30 AM:

" If my point was immature, I apologize. However,Reality check indicated that something like Hell House is an appropriate approach. In my view that's unrealistic and disagrees with research done on the subject from which the majority of data indicates similar attempts such as scared straight do not work. We all know that this Valley has problems and that they aren't getting better. That being said, Reality check need not have attacked Mr. Johnson's figurative use of words to defend Hell House. "




Seriously, though... wrote on Nov 2, 2007 8:42 AM:

" Realitycheck...I'm quite sure you are a talented medical professional, and the previous post that indicated otherwise was both immature and unnecessary. However, as a medical professional I'm sure you would agree that Hell House, in and of itself, is most certainly NOT a credible approach to the variety of problems facing today's youth. Shock treatment such as this is proven to have very little actual value in changing or preventing behavior. Encouraging realistic education for young people and professional treatment for those afflicted with addictions is a positive thing. Ranting about the state of society is not. "




Reality check wrote on Nov 1, 2007 10:33 PM:

" Thankyou, I am not sure what about my comment makes you feel that I am an incompetent medical professional...the point is that I have watched as little children of this valley have been disinfected after living in meth houses, valley residents going through such violent withdrawal that they had to be intubated, suicides and suicide attempts by the dozens, and more domestic abuse cases than I can count...I work diligently to help save each one of these lives so you will have to excuse me if I get sick of these things that go on here in "heaven". "




Thankyou wrote on Nov 1, 2007 1:57 PM:

" Mr.Johnson for your honest and very perceptive opinion. I appreciate it and am certain the silent majority does too. AS for the person who works in a hospital and thinks Hell House to be appropriate, there professional expertise is in question. Yikes, imagine a medical person believing that! I like your figure of "little slice of heaven." I know what you meant, even if the ignoramus who wrote the negative comment didn't. Perhaps the meth fried the brain giving it irreversable damage? "




Joe W. wrote on Oct 31, 2007 8:48 AM:

" Wasilla a little slice of Heaven ? I think not I personally grew up in the valley. and I will tell you from being a meth addict to watching my mom get abused for 7 years. People need to wake up to the reality i sure wish someone would have let me know the dangers of these lifestyles. I was an uninformed kid who almost lost my life to this little peice of heaven. Sure the scenery is nice but its just scenery. Thank God Someone is trying to Reach the Kids before its to Late . "




Concerned resident wrote on Oct 31, 2007 3:04 AM:

" I agree with Mr. Johnson on this one. On balance, our kids are smart, and it can be counter-productive to push their faces in a problem to make the point. It is better to explain that choices have consequences, and we must learn to make the best ones. Also, we must teach compassion, and the lesson that bad things can happen to good people, so we must leave judgement to God. I appreciate the good intentions behind the efforts of King's Chapel, however this type of "shock therapy" is inappropriate and probably harmful in most cases. "




Reality check wrote on Oct 31, 2007 12:38 AM:

" I find it interesting that Mr. Johnson mentions that our valley is "a little slice of heaven" and blasts this church for "introducing hell" into it. Working at the hosptital, I can tell you that each one of these depictions happens in this valley daily. Trying to pretend it doesn't exist because it does not affect YOUR life is like walking through a mine field in your own protective tunnel while others are exploding around you. As a mother, I appreciate efforts to free my kids from the fate suffered by so many others. "