"...the truth was that a form of modern witch-hunt was underway...The families were [falsely] accused of crimes so depraved they would have seemed far-fetched even in the most stomach-churning horror film."
https://t.co/qTPLHWZhEw
Our obituary for Bennett Braun, the prototypical conspiracy therapist whose malpractice inspires #ISSTD members to this day https://t.co/j6DXaENpT7 #SatanicPanic
I discussed the book "The Witch-Hunt Narrative" by Ross E. Cheit with @CarriePoppyYES & @poboyesquireLLC . The book claims to dispel the "myth" that there was a Satanic Panic. We analyzed the author's treatment of the McMartin trial & were unconvinced.
https://t.co/EOv140eTAt
We oppose debunked conspiracy theories relating to Satanic ritual abuse because they are bad for patients (see: retractors like Patricia Burgus), bad for the falsely accused, and bad for us Satanists. SRA narratives have ruined lives, destroyed families, and upended communities.
"I was abused by Satanists who wore robes and held candles and chanted in Latin while they ate a baby and drank its blood."
"I was abducted by little green aliens with big eyes who beamed me up to their flying saucer and probed me."
These are roughly equivalent in several ways.
organized ritual abuse, particularly of the satanic variety, is obviously rare. and yes, some survivor narratives involving extreme violence like murder raise difficult epistemic questions. but the fact that these ppl refuse to accept that this ever happens should be a red flag.
The Hampstead case is a textbook example of false allegations of SRA produced by coercion, coaching, and actual child abuse. It's also a demonstration of how these allegations ruin lives with no benefit to society whatsoever. https://t.co/e9z3bEPDDX