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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (257873)	7/15/2008 8:59:57 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793883

Repeat this story X 50 states X 200 conditions and you have one reason so many can't afford health insurance. daily-chronicle.com Gov. Rod Blagojevich used his amendatory veto power Monday to rewrite a House bill that would require medical costs associated with autism to be covered by insurance. About 26,000 children in Illinois have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and families often cover treatment costs using personal funds, according to a governor's office news release. Blagojevich and other supporters instead want insurance companies to cover up to $36,000 a year for diagnosis and treatment of autism, including speech therapy and psychiatric services, as well as doctor visits until a patient reaches 21. Also of interest, there's a state with a goofier veto law than Wi.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (257873)	7/15/2008 9:07:58 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793883

Big problem: suntimes.com See video there.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (257873)	7/15/2008 11:55:55 AM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793883

My sister in law, who has a Master's in English Literature, works at a county facility for juvenile offenders as a security officer. She is bored out of her mind because the ROE won't let her do any teaching. Basically she is just supposed to keep the juvies from acting out. My brother in law, with a degree in zoology, applied for a job with the same county facility adult division. He quit after two weeks training because the ROE would not allow him to deck an inmate for biting, throwing feces, spitting Hepatitis B, or any of the other hideous ways the inmates tried to provoke their security officers. He says the inmates had visitors, usually pregnant, who looked as much like losers as they were. Both said the longevity of security officers in the place is very low. Many who take such jobs use it as a stepping stone to go on as a police officer job. Personally, I would be unable to function as a police officer, where you almost always see people at their worst, and it is otherwise boring as hell or you are in fear for your life. It's no wonder we have some bad apples.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (257873)	7/15/2008 12:50:43 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793883

Combine that with an attitude and it's pretty easy to see how problems arise. In Orange and LA County the Sheriffs start as jailors for the first couple of years. That experience breeds an attitude in them that translates to their dealing with the public when they get on the street.