THE_LANDLAWD

Has any evidence presented itself that may hint toward exactly how widespread the abuse was/is? Not only how far from Pennsylvania is this taking place, but also for how long? "Decades long" gives us some indication, but i assume it has been going on for longer than I care to imagine. Meaning, there is a chance that a man, his children, and his grandchildren have all been abused by the same person/people, which is absolutely disgusting to think about.

Basically, we all know it's been going on forever. We also know it's been going on everywhere. But is there enough evidence so that the church will finally be held responsible?

My Dad has degenerative arthritis in his back as well as scoliosis. He's been on Hydrocodone for years, but he's never abused them. He hurts, and he needs something to make the pain bearable enough so he can work. He works every day, rain or shine. The only time he isn't working, he's laid up in bed because he can barely walk.

Recently his script got cut in half, he got laid off, and no longer has insurance. After a decade of taking a certain amount of painkiller, it's kinda hard to cut back and just deal with the pain. Last night I had to call 911 because he took a bad pill he got from somebody. A bad back and no insurance means you gotta do what you gotta do so you can work. Can't get pain pills from a doctor? Trust me, if you're in enough pain and you've got shit to do, you'll find some. It could've killed him.

We need better healthcare, and it needs to be affordable (or you know, free) for everyone. We also need to find a happy medium between prescribing opioids by the scoop full and "oh no, we can't be just giving these out, the FDA says they're bad now, take some Tylenol when you run out." Ffs there are people in chronic pain who actually need pain management, like my dad, who have never had a problem with addiction. We should treat this on a case-by-case basis instead of labeling all of it under the same "drugs are bad" umbrella.

Have you ever had a request so ridiculous or immoral that you refused? If so, could you elaborate on what made you turn it down?

One of the many things Reagan did that we could have done without.

See: Reaganomics.

What has been your favorite role that you've played thus far, either film or television? Is there a project you've wanted to do but haven't been able to do / haven't gotten around to doing yet?