In article ,
"Robert Green" wrote:

It seemed reasonable after learning how cruelly some retarded patients were
treated to put an end to the "snake pits" that so many institutions had
become. After reading recently that NY state pays 1.4 million per patient
per year to care for seriously retarded children in institutions, you have
to wonder . . .

Which of course is a separate thing entirely from the mentally ill
institutions.

--
People thought cybersex was a safe alternative,
until patients started presenting with sexually
acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz