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I assume these satanic panic cases happened everywhere. In New Zealand, we had a kindergarten teacher who was convinced of preforming satanic rituals in a medi

by phire 4y ago

I assume these satanic panic cases happened everywhere. In New Zealand, we had a kindergarten teacher who was convinced of preforming satanic rituals in a medieval style torture chamber in the basement of the kindergarten, There was even a network of secret tunnels. The building didn't even have a basement. That fact alone should have been a large enough clue that four-year-old kids can be unreliable witnesses if mishandled. His conviction wasn't overturned until last year, which was 3 years after he died. First time a conviction was posthumously quashed in NZ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ellis_(childcare_worker) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ellis_(childcare_worker)

WeylandYutani 4y ago
Yes there was one in the Netherlands. But thankfully we don't have the jury system so no lynch mob justice. It really makes me angry because this makes people hesitate to report real reports of child abuse.
vertis 4y ago
Sounds vaguely like the whole pizzagate conspiracy[0] as well. I even heard when the gunman went to Comet's Pizza he was confused that it didn't have a basement, though I can't find a reference to this. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
- xsmasher 4y ago
  some mention here https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-pizzagate-gunman-is-out-of-prison-conspiracy-theories-are-out-of-control/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-pizzagate-gunm... > Welch wandered the pizzeria, searching for a dungeon that didn’t exist. When he found a door he couldn’t open, he fired at the lock. But beyond it was just a computer closet. He eventually set down his guns, put his hands on his head and walked outside, where dozens of police officers were waiting for him.
- midoridensha 4y ago
  The news story I remember reading said that he was indeed confused and finally realized it really did not have a basement, at which point he realized how misled he was and then he walked outside and surrendered to police. He later remarked something like "Yeah, there was bad intel there".

by phire 4y ago

WeylandYutani 4y ago

Yes there was one in the Netherlands. But thankfully we don't have the jury system so no lynch mob justice. It really makes me angry because this makes people hesitate to report real reports of child abuse.

vertis 4y ago

Sounds vaguely like the whole pizzagate conspiracy[0] as well. I even heard when the gunman went to Comet's Pizza he was confused that it didn't have a basement, though I can't find a reference to this. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory

xsmasher 4y ago
some mention here https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-pizzagate-gunman-is-out-of-prison-conspiracy-theories-are-out-of-control/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-pizzagate-gunm... > Welch wandered the pizzeria, searching for a dungeon that didn’t exist. When he found a door he couldn’t open, he fired at the lock. But beyond it was just a computer closet. He eventually set down his guns, put his hands on his head and walked outside, where dozens of police officers were waiting for him.
midoridensha 4y ago
The news story I remember reading said that he was indeed confused and finally realized it really did not have a basement, at which point he realized how misled he was and then he walked outside and surrendered to police. He later remarked something like "Yeah, there was bad intel there".