tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808794856282055209.post5296779679875834260..comments2023-10-12T07:50:21.029-04:00Comments on ElderAbuseHelp.Org: Theft of Elder NationRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964808704560025891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808794856282055209.post-61129361117319549182007-12-11T21:56:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:56:00.000-05:00We have to put the blame squarely where it belongs...We have to put the blame squarely where it belongs, sentiments flow from the top down, when you have officials encouraging elder abuse by not enforcing laws, commuting sentences, and otherwise giving the signal that elder financial abuse is ok. What we have here is the biggest transfer of wealth in the nation's history, granted neither you or I agree on the methodology, but it is a thriving Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964808704560025891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808794856282055209.post-6867155417718846352007-12-11T21:53:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:53:00.000-05:00California is lucky to have a Sheriff's Dept Elder...California is lucky to have a Sheriff's Dept Elder Abuse Unit with people like Fresno County Detective Dave Case. We have no such things, in florida where elders are open game all year around, we have groups that have "Widow Quit Claim Deed Signing Parties" Such groups operate with impugnity sometimes for dozens of years before they are stopped, there is just too much money involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808794856282055209.post-16438029478911038132007-12-11T21:49:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:49:00.000-05:00It is sad to see what is happening to our elderly....It is sad to see what is happening to our elderly. The good thing is that public awareness of this crime is growing and things are starting to change. Hopefully, soon, the courts will also realize the devestating effect some of these crimes have on our elders and start giving the appropriate punishment. In this particular case, the courts should have asked themselves, what chance does this victimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808794856282055209.post-74458198573695349072007-12-11T21:47:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for a very informative and balanced comm...Thank you for a very informative and balanced commentary on what is a national travesty. As the massive and largely affluent baby boom generation ages, and as predators -- more often than not the children of the elderly -- greedily eye that affluence, the problem is only going worsen. This editorial and the one yesterday reminded me more than I would have preferred of my own experience with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com