--- In [email protected], "wayback71" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 13, 2006, at 9:21 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > An MUM staffer says that Bevan and lawyers are putting quite a bit > > > into the > > > lawsuit against MUM brought by the parents of Levi Butler. The suit > > > draws a > > > bigger line to include other TM organizations besides MUM; the two > > > families > > > make claims against the techniques too. A lawyer who helps MUM with > > > legal > > > issues said he feels we can handle the allegations about techniques > > > but the > > > claim against MUM for the wrongful death will be more difficult. > > > > > > One of the dangers of canned meditation "techniques" is that they > > don't allow for all the subtle nuances of a potentially infinite > > variety of students. All these people would have to do is subpoena > > (or whatever you call it) the checking procedures and show how there > > are a limited set of responses, IIRC, none of which ever tell you to > > 'stop meditating' or cut back if "x" happens (i'm sure someone will > > correct me if I'm wrong here). And actually they had this kid over- > > meditating as it was. I'll be amazed if they get out of this one. > > > > Upside is, this would be a good time to modify and expand the > > checking procedures to include what they darn well know are the side- > > effects--and sometime dangerous side effects--of TM. But we all know > > it is extremely unlikely this will ever happen. > > Changing checking notes wold not help - that would put checkers in the position of > evaluating a person's mental status, and open them up to all sorts of liability wouldn't it? > And checking notes and getting people to learn TM seem to be the very last things on > MMY's mind for the last several decades. > > No one person is to blame for this tragedy. For example, I imagine that the parents of > Sem wish, in retrospect, thatthey had never let him go far from home to go to college > when he had a history (didn't he?) of mental illness. Obviously, the MUM folks did not > handle this serious situation properly - no training in this? No understanindg of mental > illness or psychosis by those making decisions? a desire to keep this a low profile event, > so no authorities were called or real help sought for this young man with a brain disorder? > LIke most tragedies, a series of events, each one of which should not have happened, did > happen - one after the other - and lives were ruined. I think most of us have difficulty > anticipating the Worst.
Sadly, experiencing "difficulty anticipating the Worst" is an entirely moot point. Why? Because the rules of the university were clear and unambiguous: that the slighest infraction must immediately be reported to the applicable authorities. As I understand it, this did NOT happen. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
