I think Anon's got a point. There are some issues that I don't think should be laid out publicly. They've filed a
complaint. It's up to the DA to decide whether or not to file
charges. I'm glad they haven't gone into a lot of detail publicly about the specifics of that complaint. I hope they never will. But that's just my advice.
But there's a big difference between the way the Harrises are telling about how they and their child were victimised and the Sudweeks disclosing confidential info about that kid that was given to them in the course of seeking treatment for the kid. They're the kid's parents and they have to make the decisions about what is and is not the proper way to go about protecting their kid from the abuse they've alleged. The Sudweeks never had any kind of authorization to tell you or me or anyone else the contents of those private conversations.
Can't you see that, anon?
I just want ppl looking on to take note that it's a really, really bad idea to divulge this kind of personal information to people you don't really know that much about.
Now onto the method of treatment. From what I've read here and on the Whitmore blog, it seems to be structured around the same basic type of peer group therapy as they used at Straight. I heard so much excruciatingly personal material in those group sessions I just wanted to cut off my ears. And, just like we've seen here, kids who had this private information would use it against each other. This is what they called "confrontation therapy". Ugly, isn't it?
It's odd, I think, to see this happen in public like this. Some of this trash talking back and forth sounds just like a group session to me. But we never let outsiders see that side of things. It was sort of verboten. Of course, if you tried to sue them or something then it would come up in court. And they'd have higher phase kids go and do speaking engagements or speak at open meetings and divulge some of this themselves.
Evidently, all the kids and all the staff have access to this very confidential information (true or not) about these kids and their families. And, evidently, these folks are not above using that information as a weapon.
Do you think that's a good idea? Do you think this is the first time they've done this to a kid? Hell, it's not even the first time in the past month that I've seen private information about former Whitmore kids used as a weapon against them by people who claim to defend the Whitmore.
I hope those kids all realize that most readers to this forum have been there. Personally, I don't believe half of that trash. I know how people tend to exagerate stories about their horrible past or even incidents that occure during "treatment" under the circumstances you describe. So don't think everyone believes every word or is as judgmental as the people making these accusations.
Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man.
--Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President, author, scientist, architect, educator, and diplomat
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