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 Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: Lanning, traumatic amnesia (Freyd), recantation, Vatican |
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In an article offering a law enforcement perspective on allegations of
ritual abuse, Lanning (1992, A law-enforcement perspective on
allegations of ritual abuse in "Out of Darkness: Exploring Satanism
and ritual abuse) fails to give a precise definition of the term.
Although he is quoted as having conducted a seven-year study FBI study
that gives evidence that ritual abuse does not exist, when Noblitt and
Perskin (2000, Cult and ritual abuse) requested a copy of his study
from the FBI, "the bureau responded in writing that no such study
existed." (p. 179).
Contrary to the way his paper is cited to show that there is no
evidence of ritual abuse, what Lanning writes is:
"I do not deny the possibility that some of these allegations of an
organized conspiracy involving the take-over of day care centers,
abduction, cannibalism, and human sacrfice might be true. But if they
are true, then it is one of the greatest crime conspiracies in
history." (pp. 131-132)
Bennetts (1993, June - Nightmares on Main Street, Vanity Fair, 42-62)
asked Lanning if he had trouble disbelieving the stories of women he
interviewed. "To my surprise," she writes, "he admits that he has
never talked to a ritual abuse survivor" (p. 62). Reportedly, he later
said that he had spoken unofficially with several dozen survivors.
the above is from p. 238 - Becker, T. (2008). Re-Searching for New
Perspectives: Ritual Abuse/Ritual Violence as Ideologically Motivated
Crime. In Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-first Century: Psychological,
Forensic, Social and Political Considerations, J.R. Noblitt & P. S.
Perskin (Eds), pp.237-260. Bandon, Oregon: Robert D. Reed Publishers.
"The author (Lanning) is a well known skeptic regarding cult and
ritual abuse allegations who has consulted on a number of cases but to
our knowledge has not personally investigated the majority of these
cases, some of which have produced convictions." (p. 179 - "Cult and
ritual abuse" - Noblitt and Perskin)
"As much as we don>t want to believe it as a society - Satanic ritual
abuse is a reality. And, as was done by the parents in the McMartin
Day Care Center case, we need to be rolling up our sleeves and digging
deeper to get at the whole truth." Satanic Ritual Abuse: The Evidence
Surfaces By Daniel Ryder, CCDC, LSW
http://web.archive.org/web/20080125051057/http://home.mchsi.com/~ftio/ra-evidence-surfaces.htm
Selective Traumatic Amnesia Publications by Jennifer Freyd are at:
http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/traumapapers.htm
these include:
Freyd, Jennifer J. (1994). Betrayal trauma: Traumatic amnesia as an
adaptive response to childhood abuse. Ethics & Behavior 4 (4) 307-329
Freyd, Jennifer J., and David H. Gleaves (1996). "Remembering" Words
Not Presented in Lists: Relevance to the Current Recovered/False
Memory Controversy. Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 22 (3), 811-813.
Gleaves, D. H. & Freyd, J.J. (1997). Questioning additional claims
about the "false memory syndrome" epidemic. [commentary] American
Psychologist, 52 993-994. Summary: In this comment on the article by
K. S. Pope (see record 83-37387), the authors agree about the need to
evaluate the empirical evidence regarding the alleged epidemic of
false memories and accusations of abuse. The authors also express an
additional concern that the data presented to support claims of false
memory syndrome proponents are frequently extreme misapplications of
published research. Examples of such misrepresentations are presented
and discussed.
Freyd, J. J. (1998). Science in the Memory Debate. Ethics & Behavior,
8 (2), 101-113.
Recantation in Child Sexual Abuse Cases - Rieser, Margaret - Child
Welfare, v70 n6 p611-22 Nov-Dec 1991 - ERIC #: EJ436461 - Abstract: A
brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or
resource. Reviews the literature on children>s retraction of their
disclosure of having been sexually abused. The evidence indicates that
very few lied originally. The circumstances that underlie recantation,
including false allegations, secrecy, denial, lack of support,
pressure to recant, societal attitudes, and intervening events, are
discussed, and suggestions for mitigating them are offered.
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal;jsessionid=JwfdTd5V4T6qY4phJJxhtp5Q21YtbyrvJwgCj7vHJK3nkQvnPz3p!-383582632?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=%22Rieser+Margaret%22&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=au&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&objectId=0900019b80147b75&accno=EJ436461&_nfls=false
U.S. Court Allows Abuse Case vs. Vatican By Suzanne Sataline 11/25/08
A federal appeals court has permitted a lawsuit over alleged sexual
abuse to proceed against the Vatican, creating potential liability for
the seat of the Roman Catholic faith for the activities of Catholic
clergy in the U.S. Monday>s ruling, issued by the U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals in Cincinnati, marks the first time a court at so high a
level has recognized that the Vatican could be liable for the
negligence in sexual-abuse cases brought in the U.S. The ruling is
seen as a breakthrough by those allegedly abused by priests.
Investigators and grand juries have found several instances where the
church failed to report alleged abusers and covered up alleged
misdeeds to protect them....The appeals court found that the church
government may be held liable for actions taken in the U.S. based on
the Vatican>s policies or directives. "What the court has allowed us
to do is proceed against the Vatican for the conduct of the U.S.
bishops because of the bishops' failure to ... report child abuse,"
said William F. McMurry, the attorney for three men who claim they
were abused as children by priests in the Louisville, Ky.,
archdiocese. He is seeking class-action status in the district-court
case. The ruling marks the first time that a federal appeals court
recognized that the Vatican could be liable under the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act, a 1976 law that governs when a foreign
nation or its agents can be sued, said Marci Hamilton, a
constitutional-law scholar who is part of the legal team in the
Louisville case....One of the central pieces of evidence in the case
is a 1962 memo, issued by the Vatican and disclosed by reporters in
2003, which directs Catholic bishops to keep silent about claims of
sex abuse. The document was approved by Pope John the 23rd.
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB122756420187954231-lMyQjAxMDI4MjI3NjUyNjY0Wj.html |
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