MooPig Boomers Against Elder Abuse Department :: "Power of Attorney"

Do You Like Taking Money from a Granny?
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Feb 6, 2014  |  Bryan TX

[Picture LINK] ... She has weathered her share of heartache over the years too; her best friend dying three years after a lightning bolt rendered her physically and mentally incapacitated ...

Yes, insanity has taken over. As if things couldn't get any stranger, abuse never takes a vacation. It seems like bad business follows us around all the days of our lives, from birth to old age. We find ourselves chin deep in rhetorical questions, but do we, as a nation, actually enjoy taking money from Grandma and Grandpa?

Why can't any institution in our system of governance, that includes all groups, not just our Federal and State governments, why can't they ever get it right? I have been around the healthcare business for 15 years and have always known about ugly things that happen to the elderly. I also have met and worked for a few who are rich because of their holdings in healthcare businesses that supposedly cater to the elderly.

The biggest problem the elderly have is whether they will outlive their money or not. Their money is held in many ways, but the question of guardianship when the elderly is incapacitated becomes a thrill ride for the aging. At a time when thrills are not exactly what aged people are seeking, drama picks them as its victims.

When they were young and had to do things for themselves, the elderly usually did not entrust their money to any one else. Also, neither, did most people get an attorney to correct every skirmish, disagreement and argument, nor accident.  In today's dealings there is an entire legal institution of sorts that deals with the elderly and their situations.

What Is a Power of Attorney?

" ... A power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone you choose the power to act in your place. In case you ever become mentally incapacitated, you'll need what are known as "durable" powers of attorney for medical care and finances. A durable power of attorney simply means that the document stays in effect if you become incapacitated and unable to handle matters on your own. (Ordinary, or "nondurable," powers of attorney automatically end if the person who makes them loses mental capacity.) (Shae Irving, J.D. retrieved today. LINK) ..."

This tactic in dealing with those who are mentally spent depends on one big assumption: the person who is now in control of the incapacitated elder by durable power of attorney, is not himself mentally incapacitated. That is a big if, because most people are not mentally equipped to handle their own affairs much less the affairs of another.

Each person has a choice to make in their own planning, and it is not an easy task.

The PPJ Gazette | ™ PPJ Gazette™ PPJG ™ PPJ including copyright ©: "Issues are things like Due process, the role of guardian ad litem, Mediation, guardian background checks, guardianship financial authority, ward’s rights–etc. There are maybe 5 or so states to highlight, including New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, Idaho, and Nevada. In New Mexico, insanity has taken over."

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Some of the case histories, in the LINK provided, read like a TV drama episode, but not even that well written. Taking guardianship of elderly people is robbery, and not all that uncommon. Can this abuse continue?

CONCLUSION
The only way abuse of elderly will become a major issue in USA is if a stand up comedian takes an "Elderly Abuse" shtick on the road.

" ... A financial power of attorney can be drafted so that it goes into effect as soon as you sign it. (Many spouses have active financial powers of attorney for each other in case something happens to one of them -- or for when one spouse is out of town.) You should specify that you want your power of attorney to be "durable." If you don't, in most states, it will automatically end if you later become incapacitated.

" ... Or, you can specify that the power of attorney does not go into effect unless a doctor certifies that you have become incapacitated. This is called a "springing" durable power of attorney. It allows you to keep control over your affairs unless and until you become incapacitated, when it springs into effect. Again, you must specify that you want your power of attorney to be "durable." If you don't, in this case, your document will never take effect at all. (Shae Irving, J.D. retrieved today. LINK) ... "

Imagine this: You just had a stroke and are in no position to manage your assets or decide on your personal welfare. Who could do that on your behalf? That would be your spouse, or your adult children. What happens if both parties do not see eye to eye on certain issues? Read more HERE ...

Sounds like good advice, and well, it could happen to anyone to become mentally incapacitated, and our best laid plans can still backfire on us.


______________________Reference
http://ppjg.me/
http://ppjg.me/?s=elder+abuse
http://www.legalzoom.com/power-of-attorney/power-of-attorney-overview.html
http://www.lawdepot.com/contracts/power-of-attorney-forms/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_attorney
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Power+of+attorney
http://www.nolo.com/products/plan-your-estate-nest.html
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/durable-financial-power-of-attorney-29936.html
http://seniorsaloud.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-you-are-mentally-incapacitated.html
http://seniorsaloud.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html

MooPig City Desk Department :: Maine West High School

I had Three in this School
Snagged by Pat Darnell | Nov 29, 2012 | Bryan TX |  Des Plaines IL


 Maine West High School Hazing, Sex Assault: More Families Join Lawsuit Against School District: "TAGS to FOLLOW: Video, Tony Romanucci, Main West High School Sex Assault Coverup, Main West High School Sodomy, Maine West High School, Maine West High School Athlete Abuse, Maine West High School Hazing, Maine West High School Hazing Lawsuit, Michael Divincenzo, Chicago News

" ... A total of four families have now joined a lawsuit against Maine Township High School District 207 alleging that their children were sexually assaulted during hazing rituals that were sanctioned by the coaches as a long-standing tradition at Maine West High School."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/maine-west-high-school-ha_n_2212093.html

MooPig City Desk :: “The program is basically a paper tiger ...”

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" ... On a cold, overcast afternoon in January 2003, two tanker trucks backed up to an injection well site in a pasture outside Rosharon, Texas. ... "
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Oct 21, 2012  |  Bryan TX


Injection wells have proliferated over the last 60 years, in large part because they are the cheapest, most expedient way to manage hundreds of billions of gallons of industrial waste generated in the U.S. each year. Yet the dangers of injection are well known: In accidents dating back to the 1960s, toxic materials have bubbled up to the surface or escaped, contaminating aquifers that store supplies of drinking water.

Read Entire Article: The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Shockingly Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth | Alternet:

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But [for] regulatory concessions won by the energy industry over the last three decades made it legal to dump similar substances into the Rosharon site – as long as they came from drilling. (Abrahm Lustgarten. Sep 20, 2012. LINK )

This report is all about the past thirty years and all the damage has already been done. The question of whether the toxic waste is prevalent or not, it is, and the discussion is moot.

It is the typical example of profit based interests taking from the environment more than they give back. IN FACT THIS GROSS ABUSE HAS LEFT GROUNDWATER AND AQUIFERS POLLUTED.

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http://www.alternet.org/fracking/trillion-gallon-loophole-shockingly-lax-rules-drillers-inject-pollutants-earth?akid=9430.316738.8HVqs6&rd=1&src=newsletter714530&t=5
http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/435949-well-permits-and-records-salt-water-005-001.html
http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/435925-csb-report-blsr-report.html
http://www.propublica.org/article/injection-wells-the-poison-beneath-us

MooPig Site Review :: "Sandusky School of Polite"

Here Comes the Hater... Heavy is the Hand
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Oct 27, 2012  |  Bryan TX

[Picture LINK] " ... No, I am not a member of the Catholic Church because the Pope is the Anti-Christ. Besides, what kind of man sits back and lets children be sexually abused. Even Joe Paterno knows better than that. ... "

In recent years naturally curious people look for signs of the anti-christ. Here is one sign that keeps coming up. The saviour man. In the case of Jerry Sandusky, using secondary sources of course, "attorney, Michael Rozen, estimated that 20 to 25 accusers have come forward, including the eight who testified at Sandusky's trial in June. (By GENARO C. ARMAS (Associated Press) | The Associated Press – 10 hours ago. HERE)"

One clue for us folks in identifying the antichrist is delayed recognition of the heinous crimes committed by this marauder twerp. We won't find out about his "sex" crimes until long after it has happened. Why is that? Our legal system has to wade through evidence before pointing a finger at the abuser. Seems fair until one is the victim.

" ... Attorneys for the administrators said in separate motions filed earlier this week that they're still reviewing thousands of documents containing millions of pages that may be relevant to the case — and that they expect even more documents to come in subject to subpoenas and the discovery process. That's a pretrial phase when the prosecution must turn over its evidence to the defense. (AP. 12 hours and 36 minutes ago. HERE ) ... "

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Another clue is in the nature of the charismatic beast who as entertainer can't get enough attention. He thinks his act is the only act in town. Victims come in all forms to the antichrist, and we won't know about any of it until it is long over...

" ... Sandusky, 68, was sentenced to at least 30 years in jail this month following his conviction on 45 criminal counts of child sex abuse. Authorities said the allegations occurred on and off campus. ... "

Meanwhile, elsewhere,

 Cops mull 'arrest strategy' as BBC sex scam grows - The Times of India: "The officer, Commander Peter Spindler, described Savile, who died last October at 84, as "undoubtedly" one of the most prolific sex offenders in recent British history, during a 50-year career as a self-styled pied piper for the young, the sick and the lonely. " ... Spindler said that in preliminary interviews with 130 of the potential victims, 114 of them had accused Savile of criminal behaviour ranging from "inappropriate touching" to rape. Of the 300 complainants, he said, all but 2 have been female. " (John F Burns & Alan Cowell, NYT News Service | Oct 27, 2012, HERE)... "

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" ... Although investigators had found no evidence of a "pedophile ring", as some published accounts in UK have suggested, he said a number of "living people" were under investigation. ... "

EXCERPT  |  "... An article on The Guardian's website, citing no sources, said the newspaper "understands" that "names of at least three doctors" who worked at hospitals linked to Savile over decades had been passed to police investigators, with "claims that they were at the heart of a loose network of child abusers connected with Savile." Spindler said his investigation, code-named Operation Yewtree, had not yet led to any arrests, but he implied that they might not be far off when he said the police were preparing "an arrest strategy."

CONCLUSION   |   It pays to go out and explore the Internet. You can find clues and answers to today's befuddlements.


_________________________Reference
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Cops-mull-arrest-strategy-as-BBC-sex-scam-grows/articleshow/16977561.cms
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/psu-lawyers-good-faith-settlement-222123506--ncaaf.html
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-10-26/tim-curley-gary-schultz-perjury-trial-ask-to-delay-jan-7-trial-jerry-sandusky
http://articles.philly.com/2012-10-26/news/34750517_1_sandusky-case-corbett-sandusky-investigation
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220574/Terror-Sanduskys-basement-Now-victim-describes-wife-called-downstairs-coach-abusing-replied-Im-busy.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

UPDATE: Bonehead Award

Someone is trying to open a can of whup ass on Sullivan County, Tennessee government and law enforcement. Further inquiry has turned up some surprising stories for the region, and for the state in total... (See: also HERE)

Tennessee Deputy threatened to arrest 12-year-old girl for "unlawful photography"

"WJHL TV 11 (July 11, 2008) reported that Johnson County deputy Starling McCloud arrested Scott Conover for "unlawful photography." To quote the press, "the cell phone photographer says the arrest was intimidation, but the deputy says he feared for his life." They (WJHL) failed to mention other facts in the case. This was not a mere traffic stop. There's no such law about taking a picture of a cop on a public street, it was an excuse. The cop claimed Conover had a laser pointer, but it was only the picture he wanted that was taken on an IPhone, which has no such thing as a laser pointer. When Conover tossed the IPhone to his 12 year-old daughter and she took a picture of McCloud, he threatened the child with arrest too.

Conover rolled down the window and said, "Hey fellas, I'm just getting your picture." He snapped the picture, then Deputy McCloud (on the force only 18 months) went crazy. Keep that in mind, now here is the rest of the news report.

"Here's a guy who takes me out of the car and arrests me in front of my kids. For what? To take a picture of a police officer?" said Scott Conover. A Johnson County sheriff's deputy arrested Scott Conover for unlawful photography. "He says you took a picture of me. It's illegal to take a picture of a law enforcement officer." said Conover. "This is a public highway." (Read the rest of the story's Source HERE)"

An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD goes to Randy Lewis, Sullivan County, Tennessee
[Darnell, Pat; Retrieved all HERE]
Man arrested after 10-year-old crashes van
"BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) -- Authorities in Sullivan County, Tenn., said a man was arrested after allegedly instructing a 10-year-old to drive his van because he was intoxicated.

The Sullivan County Sheriffs Office said Randy Lewis was charged with drunk driving, reckless endangerment and child abuse after the 10-year-old boy, who was one of three children in the vehicle, crashed the Ford Windstar van at speeds exceeding 90 mph, The Smoking Gun reported Tuesday.

A sheriff's office affidavit said Lewis admitted after the crash to drinking "at least 15 beers, along with some liquor." The affidavit said cocaine was found in Lewis' system and his blood alcohol content was found to be .26, more than three times the legal state limit for driving.

Paula Evans, a female friend of Lewis' who was also in the vehicle, was charged with reckless endangerment and child abuse.

All five occupants of the van were treated for their injuries at a local hospital.
(Copyright 2008 by United Press International)"