WATCH BEFORE CLASS
THE GUARDIANS is set in Las Vegas, within the Nevada Guardianship and Family Court systems involving the legal kidnapping of elderly people in a lucrative business that drains seniors’ life-savings and robs them of their freedoms. Victims and their families are caught in a scheme that has allowed corrupt court-appointed guardians to take total control over their healthcare and financial decisions. Armed with court-orders obtained under dubious circumstances, guardians are able to forcibly remove elderly wards from their homes, isolate them from their families and systematically empty their bank accounts. In an unfolding saga that reaches to the top level of government, a growing number of Las Vegas victims come together to seek justice, restitution and freedom. Through their fight, the film exposes the scope of the systemic abuse of some of the most vulnerable members of our society. As our aging population is about to record the largest transfer of wealth in history, we must protect them and their families from those that have been using a broken system to take advantage. For 40 years nothing and no one has stood in their way. Until now.
A film by Billie Mintz
Produced by JB Sugar and Billie Mintz
No Equal Entertainment/INNOV8R/Documentary Channel
SUBMISSION: (Minimum 10 issues identified & submitted using the questions below).
Submit a copy of your typewritten notes from the movie. These notes should include:
1) A short description of the scene (just a few words to jog your memory)
2) What made your ethics/legal alarm bell go off (why you felt it may be an ethical or legal issue)?
3) Are you able to link this alarm bell (red flag) back to an issue we have covered this semester?
4) If yes, what was the legal/ethics issue we covered this semester?
5) What are the “elements” of the legal/ethics issue?
6) Do you (or someone you know) have a personal story that is similar?
***Notes:
– Class based on book pdf attached
– An example of how assignment should be completed provided (PLEASE follow this format)
– For clarification: MINIMUM 10 Identified issues (5 per episode is fine or any split as long as there is a total of 10)