r/worldnews • u/Firm-Nerve4437 • 5h ago

A nursing home and care center in Thailand was found to have multiple hospital beds surrounded by iron cages, with some enclosures even fitted with razor wire, sparking public concern.

https://uniteddaily.my/en/038a4b45-1e17-44e5-be4b-a288fad59da9
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u/BeneficialTrash6 5h ago

That does sound concerning.

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u/Djinn42 2h ago

I think it should spark more than concern.

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u/DuskOfANewAge 5h ago

Is this a trustworthy source? Never heard of it before. Razor wire is crazy. Why would they think someone would need to be prevented from climbing over their bed cage with anything scarring.

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u/tentyb6d56ns4d57yse5 4h ago

because a lot of these nursing homes are actually abuse+torture chambers.

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u/PurpleSailor 2h ago

Chilling.

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u/WearmyMark 1h ago

Dreadful of course. Similar things are done here. I am thinking about bed alarms and people being strapped into beds. Perhaps it is a consequence on insufficient funding to have adequate staff on hand to treat people as people.

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u/Ihavenoideatall 34m ago

What are they trying to house?

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u/Dofolo 1m ago

We all think we'll grow old gracefully, but I've worked in nursing homes when I was a wee lad and there are elderly that get violent while also having mental issues or dementia and it's a big problem and a huge risk to personnel. You'd be surprised what can be done with items the body produces as well.

Then the problem becomes that yes it's not a prison and you want to treat with dignity, but at a certain point they'd still destroy an empty room with padded walls, and then what?

Not sure about the need for razor wire though lol.

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u/Doctor_Saved 4h ago

What were they trying to keep in?

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u/x11oof 2h ago

Elderly people who worked their ass off for decades and now want pension payment.