Comments on: Disrespecting Your Elders, One Dollar At A Time

By: j-me

j-me — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:17:33 +0000

I agree with Alan too! Thanks Janice for shedding light on this important topic. In an ideal world, the banks would be helping elder adults monitor their accounts.

By: alan

alan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:08:24 +0000

Of the major categories of elder abuse, financial abuse is one of the hardest forms of abuse to recognize (National Center on Elder Abuse, 2004). Older adults are especially at risk for various types of credit card, banking and internet fraud (Reed, 2005), and are targeted by misleading advertising and telemarketing scams (AARP, 1996). In order to prevent this, it is critical that older adults can remember and monitor important information about financial matters, especially when large amounts of money are involved. This is one of the most difficult types of elder abuse to diagnose due to its lack of overt physical cues (Reed, 2005). In addition, older adults are often preferentially targeted by fraudulent and misleading advertising and telemarketing scams (AARP, 1996). I think California, and the rest of the world, need to become aware of this growing concern, even if it comes through case studies!

By: noodlemonkey

noodlemonkey — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:27:22 +0000

Elder abuse is a repugnant crime. I certainly hope that the Marshall family gets the justice they deserve soon…

By: doris jean

doris jean — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:18:54 +0000

Agree with Charlie, and it’s not just corporations, OUR OWN GOVERNMENTS do this, too. In Kelo vs. City of New London, the arrogant city government, in cahoots with a private developer, abused the process of eminent domain and TOOK AWAY the private home of Susette Kelo to build a shopping center.
—Most SHOCKINGLY, our own US SUPREME COURT upheld and approved this as legal and she lost her home.
—Is this concept of sacrificing private property to the city government too socialistic?

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:43:16 +0000

elder abuse is also used by major corporations…desiring prime property owned by elders…using legal emminent domain claims to rob elders of their homes…or to use forced psychiatric evaluations to prove incompetence of their affairs…further robbing elders of their homes and their dignity…to
enhance the “bottom line” of greed….an interesting movie titled
“Noah Dearborn” starring Sidney Poitier, is a startling example of how this legalized robbery takes place…A Pox on these greedy fools!!!!!!!!!!!

By: doris jean

doris jean — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:58:24 +0000

I hope she does more than sting. I hope she hones her sword to sharpness and then slices, cuts and whacks off all the stolen money and then some.
—Curses on Jeffrey Butler for this heinous crime – of course, AFTER he is found guilty in court.