• Mrtryfe [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Nick Bryant's book is not for the faint of heart, in case anyone wants to read it. Some of the ritualistic abuse described by one of the victims is hellishly horrifying. As was the case with so much of the horrible shit that went on in the 70s and 80s, the Franklin scandal has ties to the Iran-Contra affair

    One other thing I want to add is that after spending some time looking into this, as gruesome as it all is, it also shows how crazy the human spirit is when you look at someone like Alisha Owen, who stayed true to her story this whole time, and eventually found stability in her life.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Few if any of the satanic ritual abuse "cases" actually happened. "Investigators" sat with kids and asked leading questions ot just told kids what to "remember". Six year olds will just make shit up if you ask them enough leading questions. The biggest useful take away from the sra panic was that most sexual abuse doesn't involve strangers, it involves close friends and family.