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Families of elderly residents at one of Scotland's largest care homes have accused its owners of "cruelty" and "neglect" after a BBC investigation revealed a series of care failures.

From BBC

On Sunday, sheriff’s deputies picked Bhatia up from Beverly Hills police custody and booked him into West Hollywood Station on suspicion of burglary, vandalism and animal cruelty, Medrano said.

Glennie: I agree, there is a growing cruelty in how governments are turning their backs on those they see as inconvenient or burdensome.

It can help to explain social inequality, the culture of cruelty and how individuals treat one another in a society.

From Salon

"Sometimes they'd let the guard dog off its leash so that it could bite us. The cruelty was really shocking and it was constant."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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