Aaron Bacon (2009) User Reviews

The True Story of Aaron Bacon SHOULD Have Been Fiction; Yet it Repeats Itself STILL

[perfidy2012 · 10/10 · 30 December 2019]

Survivors of TTI hold our brother close. We are so grateful for the talent and personal responsibility that Nick brought to this film. It is a visual masterpiece. I think that the people reviewing it negatively don't understand that this is a true story, and don't understand the narrative tone that correctly underscores the surreal experience of slowly being murdered in the gorgeous landscape.

If you're looking for an adrenaline fueled thriller about the Troubled Teen Industry; those exist - and they too are far less fiction than the world believes. US Youth die in these programs regularly. I think we are at 29 deaths a year?? (unsure as there haven't been publicly agreed to stats since 2008)

Let us not forget Aaron. Let us carry him with us every step of the way. And when we finally cease to torture the 'troubled' out of our youth, he will be with us. When we finally address the many causes which torment the collective soul, maybe we can envision a world where the sensitive and creative ones are empowered and supported instead of abused and murdered in these 'programs'.

We closed the Stanford Prison Experiment after 6 days as it was an obvious Human Rights violation, so what is our hangup with TTI (other than the billions it generates per year).

Rest in Power Aaron, it's all for you. And Jon Martin Crawford, and all our other brothers and sisters hung on our family tree.

Lived the nightmare.

[VANILLAxxGORILLA · 10/10 · 9 October 2009]

I can tell you this is one movie I won't see. Not because I think it will suck, but because I don't think I could take it. I spent two years of my life in a wilderness camp. Aaron's tragic story could have happened to any of us kids.

If your kid is in need of help, then get them help. But please make an informed decision. Ever since the Columbine incident, these teen prison camps have multiplied at an astoundishing rate. They are making a killing off of preying on parents who think that their misguided kid is next.

This site:

http://www.isaccorp.org/warningsigns.asp

Has a listing of questions every parent should ask a potential treatment facility. ASK THEM!!! DON'T ABUSE YOUR KIDS!!!

Maybe if reviewers understood this was real and not fiction.....

[linderrichard · 10/10 · 13 December 2011]

This is real, this is what happens to children in these despicable programs. This is not fiction, this is nearly a documentary. Aaron Bacon is a real kid that is now dead, and we all owe his memory to watch this chilling story of his last days and act upon it. Justice for him, justice for all those abused in the name of "treatment". We demand justice for the untold multitude of children. This film is magnificent, and those that don't understand simply don't know what it's about. It's not here to entertain, it's here to inform. This has excellent production value, but damn it, what should matter is the story.

I can honestly say that this one account is a good primer to the industry. I believe most of those watching this are either activists, or parents wondering what to do. Just know, this is real, I've seen it so many times. You child may not die, but they will likely be deeply scarred.

God forbid you ever have to witness just how accurate this documentary is, it may be residential "treatment", wilderness "therapy" or any "tough love" program, but in the end, you may never get your child back- -in this case he died, but in others they were damaged to the point of losing their humanity. I weep for the state of our species, our government, our "treatment", and our children!

Thank God that somebody has chosen to express the situation properly.