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This scenario reminds me of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.
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This article appeared in our local paper today and caught my eye because of the geographically similar case of the girl who escaped after eight years from imprisonment. That and the fact that something like this is so horrific, I believe it's almost worse than death to suffer torture like that. I can only hope that she receives the best psychiatric care possible, because experiencing such injustice for that length of time would seem to almost be irreversible, what with the conditioning that has taken place. One would have to have a superhuman will to endure. That, plus the scary fact that this kind of thing or worse could happen anywhere without anyone knowing is indescribable. My deepest condolences most obviously.
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LeHah, if you've got shit to say, then say it.
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allegory of the cave has absolutely no relation to this, you fucking jackass
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I was referring to the notion of having no contact with the outside world.
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And we're referring to the notion of you shutting your goddamn mouth. This isn't exactly the best place for your mental masturbation.
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If anything, this is in direct opposition to Plato - since not only did the girl know there was a world beyond the basement, but she was later brought out into it. |
How gullible must his wife have been to believe whatever lies he was telling her???! You'd think she would be a little suspicious. Poor girl.
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It's pretty good to read these kinds of things. Just makes us think of the thinks a person is capable of doing.
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Free.User, I think the girl was 18 when she was imprisoned, so I would assume that she didn't start off without any notion of the outside world. She probably went to school and had birthday parties or whatever. Unless you're talking about the children in the underground cellar, then I guess it makes sense....?
Regarding the story, my friend told me this yesterday, but actually reading about the details is pretty sickening. I hope there's going to be more information soon, since there's so many questions that haven't been answered. My main one would be how the mom had no idea, or what exactly the father told his daughter and wife; did the daughter know that she was in her home's basement? Was there any escape attempts? I hope this guy gets thrown in prison for a long time, with an announcement regarding his crime the moment he steps into jail. Dirty fucker. |
I read today that the daughter/granddaughter who was brought to hospital is going to die within the next few days as her organs are failing as a direct consequence of her imprisonment (although the article did not specify the kind of condition she suffers from). The man will therefore be charged with double murder.
As for the wife, I would assume she has been living in denial and oppression from her husband, not wanting to see anything. Then again, I do not know the details of her circumstances. |
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I thought that kid died before becoming barbeque.
Although for reals, there's a ton of other crimes this guy has been associated with. He snuck in and raped this one woman, he attempted to rape another (convictions for both), some woman came out saying he raped her but she was too terrified to report it, he may have killed a 17 year old girl... |
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God, this is awful. 24 years is a very long time, and I feel so sorry for the poor woman and her kids. This reminds of this news story that has recently been covered about this polygamist group in Texas who had about 600 girls in custody that were being trained to become wives of men who were significantly older. These girls were basically brainwashed from a very young age, and then married off when they were really young to 50, 60 year old men.
The young boys who were involved in this group were brutally beaten and isolated from the girls so that normal attachments wouldn't be formed. |
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