to think that if those care workers had done what they did to NT kids rather than learning disabled adults the sentences would have been more severe?

[Greensleeves]

I watched the documentary about Winterbourne View and it was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. I think the sentences are a joke. Wayne Rogers in particular delighted in torturing powerless people who couldn't defend themselves.

I can't help wondering whether the sense of public outrage, and the severity of the sentences, would have been greater if the victims had not been SN adults?

and

Just to clarify my point, I did mean to say that people can only reach their full potential when their needs are met. Hence, why better care for people with disabilities benefits all of society. So, even if services are saying, is this cost effective? Well, yes it is.

Spot-on crashdoll