Boo Khaki Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Anyone else following this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66783808 When this first broke as a story months ago, I thought that perhaps it would be an African/Caribbean superstition thing, but it appears from the names of the accused that they are highly likely to be white Scots. It's all a bit bizarre. Clearly the Crown must believe the children have been the victims of abuse, but I can't imagine standing in the dock in 2023 and have someone put it to me that I have been waving wands about, communicating with the dead, summoning demons etc. I suppose it's still early in the proceedings, and it may just be that the prosecution is painting a picture of a deliberate concoction designed to terrify children into compliance, but it seems that the entire thing only came to light after one or more of the children confided in a third party, and they took notes and handed them to police. It sounds like a trial collapse, a scandal, and an inquiry waiting to happen, but who knows Edited September 12, 2023 by Boo Khaki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Might be worth leaving this until after the trial tbh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 It's Weegies. They think temporary tattoos are witchcraft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Just from that link, it reminds me of the Eighties Satanic Panic. It reads as though the evidence is all coming from one man who spoke to the children, and it's interesting that the writer has been careful to phrase it like that. No mention of corroboration or physical evidence of abuse. There might well be a lot more to it that's still to come out, but so far it has the same feel of fevered fantasy pushed by people with their own agenda. I wonder if repressed memories will get an outing at some point. Of course, it would be more believable if Fife was involved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 hours ago, BTFD said: Just from that link, it reminds me of the Eighties Satanic Panic. It reads as though the evidence is all coming from one man who spoke to the children, and it's interesting that the writer has been careful to phrase it like that. No mention of corroboration or physical evidence of abuse. There might well be a lot more to it that's still to come out, but so far it has the same feel of fevered fantasy pushed by people with their own agenda. I wonder if repressed memories will get an outing at some point. Of course, it would be more believable if Fife was involved. I said much same to someone yesterday, and the guy in that case ended up being prosecuted for sex crimes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 It's all about proportions. Satanists are less of a threat than Catholics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It's all about proportions. Satanists are less of a threat than Catholics. And their beliefs are no less ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It's all about proportions. Satanists are less of a threat than Catholics. Which ones burn better? Edited September 13, 2023 by Newbornbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 12/09/2023 at 18:49, Newbornbairn said: It's Weegies. They think temporary tattoos are witchcraft. I lived in Fife for a while. Some of my neighbours thought much the same about electricity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Totally unsurprised to read all of the Witchcraft charges have been dropped. Ridiculous in this day and age that you can still face charges of practicing something that is nothing more than superstition and gobbledigook. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: Totally unsurprised to read all of the Witchcraft charges have been dropped. Ridiculous in this day and age that you can still face charges of practicing something that is nothing more than superstition and gobbledigook. See also: Ridiculous in this day and age that you can still get a seat in the House of Lords for practicing something that is nothing more than superstition and gobbledigook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Or become King. Born to reign over us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 19 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: Totally unsurprised to read all of the Witchcraft charges have been dropped. Ridiculous in this day and age that you can still face charges of practicing something that is nothing more than superstition and gobbledigook. I think is there was harm to kids which stem from any religious or superstitious grounds then they do need to be investigated and charged. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, RH33 said: I think is there was harm to kids which stem from any religious or superstitious grounds then they do need to be investigated and charged. It could be argued that brainwashing kids from an early age is harmful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Again, there are still numerous people charged with rape and sexual assault. So maybe worth waiting before commenting? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: It could be argued that brainwashing kids from an early age is harmful. When I describe my school religious experience in the 60s and 70s, many seem shocked or at least surprised. From P1, morning assembly featured the Lord's Prayer and at least one hymn, led not by ministers but by people with authority in the school - the teachers. Authority figures whom kids were expected to be believe and trust in every other aspect of their daily school experience. As we got older, into secondary school, it increased to prayers, two hymns and a Bible reading by senior pupils, presided over by the headmaster himself every day. Daily, relentless, mandatory religious indoctrination backed up by punishment for non-attendance or disruption. (One brave lad did a Bible reading in an "Ian Paisley" accent). Anyone claiming that generations of kids were not raised in an atmosphere of religious indoctrination backed up by force hasn't been paying attention. Authoritative adults telling impressionable children things as "truths" when they are describing things no "mortal" can possibly know should have no part of an education system. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Seven found guilty. https://news.sky.com/story/seven-members-of-paedophile-gang-guilty-of-running-monstrous-child-sex-abuse-ring-13008082 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Florentine_Pogen Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, NorthernLights said: Seven found guilty. https://news.sky.com/story/seven-members-of-paedophile-gang-guilty-of-running-monstrous-child-sex-abuse-ring-13008082 I'm sure that the fine men & women of the Scottish Prison Service will do all they can to ensure that the miscreants benefit from all protections and entitlements once they enter the porridge programme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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