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from the "think-of-the-children"-is-not-working-out-so-well-here dept.
A "cult" has been implicated in cases of parents forcing their children to drink bleach as an autism cure (and surprisingly, it's not the cult known as 4chan):
Parents are making their children drink industrial bleach to cure them of autism—with the potentially deadly practice linked back to a U.S. cult. According to British tabloid the Sunday People, six British police forces have probed cases in which children as young as two have been forced to undergo the potentially lethal treatment.
The treatment being administered is CD (Chloride Dioxide) or MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution)—with a secret Facebook group touting its use to desperate parents in the U.K. The method has been promoted by a controversial U.S. church with a branch in Los Angeles - the secretive Genesis II Church, founded by Jim Humble, a former scientologist.
A 2016 investigation by Eyewitness News and ABC News found an underground network clustered in southern California promoting MMS on Facebook as a cure for ailments including cancer, Parkinsons, and autism in children.
The previous year the BBC exposed a secret conference in which leading figures from the church travelled to the U.K. to promote the use of MMS, which it claims is a non-dangerous religious sacrament. They believe that autism is caused by pathogens and parasites, which Chloride Dioxide kills. Doctors say that the claims of adherents are groundless, the solution is untested and can cause serious harm.
Bleach: the drink of choice for sophisticated memers.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday January 30 2018, @04:23PM (2 children)
Wrong! Suing solves everything. Even if you gon't get any money. It is the irresistible, inexorable urge to sue, sue, sue! It's the American way. And it's good for you. The satisfaction is the lawsuit, not any possible money.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 30 2018, @09:16PM (1 child)
Wrong! Alcohol solves everything [youtube.com].
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 4, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday January 30 2018, @09:38PM
Alcohol will not solve all your problems.
But neither will water or Diet Coke. But chemistry teachers think alcohol is a solution.
In wine there is wisdom.
In beer there is strength.
In water there is bacteria.
Please select your choice and press ENTER.
Today's special: buy any two drinks and only pay for both of them!
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.