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New York’s Newsday recently reported that “An Elmont man has been charged with abusing three developmentally disabled men in his care at a facility run by a Queens Village nonprofit”—according to state officials. “Dandy Theodore, 29, is accused of punching the three men in August at an undisclosed rehabilitation facility, according to a statement from the state Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.” Dandy has since been fired from his job and is being prosecuted. Prosecutor Patricia E. Gunning said in a news release, “Individuals receiving services deserve to feel safe and be treated with dignity and respect. The Justice Center and the District Attorneys of this state will prosecute staff, like this defendant who abuse the people who they have been entrusted to care for.” This, by the way, is not an isolated incident. Situations such as this happen daily around the world and many go unnoticed, because the victims are unable to tell someone—because they have no...