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- From: hans@Software.Mitel.COM (Hans Johnsen)
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- Subject: Re: MacKinnon Suffers Snuff Harassment (was: Feminists, Radical and Otherwise)
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 17:45:28 GMT
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- sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer) writes:
- >And some people who call themselves "survivors" of alleged child abuse
- >also claim to have suffered ritual abuse at the hands of a vast,
- >underground network of Satanic cults. Does *this* seem believable to
- >you as well?
-
- Well, I haven't seen any evidence of a "vast, underground network", but
- there is some evidence that such groups exist on a local level. In
- fact there was a case in Western Canada just recently where members of
- the local police force and several prominent citizens from several
- small communities were investigated and eventually charged for what
- amounted to the ritual abuse of some students at a day care centre.
- This is at least enough evidence that I do not dismiss out of hand the
- possibility of national and international organizations of these
- people. There are, after all, national and international organizations
- set up for the purpose of distributing illegal pornography (like S&M,
- Bestiality, Snuff films (thats a joke son!)). The process would be the
- same, word of mouth and common contacts.
-
- I should point out that you seem to be under the impression that
- skepticism works only one way. One should be skeptical about the
- non-existence of these organizations/films/etc as well. Although in the
- case of snuff films, the lack of evidence does point toward (although
- not prove) their non-existence. I will be interested to see what
- McKinnon can find. I will of course treat whatever evidence she
- presents with the grain of sodium reduced salt substitute that any
- information from someone who sets out to answer a question with the
- answer already in mind.
- --
- Take off all your clothes and walk down the street waving a machete
- and firing an Uzi, and terrified citizens will phone the police and
- report: "There's a naked person outside!" - Mike Nichols
-