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<blockquote data-quote="cdrcjsn" data-source="post: 5243349" data-attributes="member: 60486">People lash out in anger and frustration when confronted with grief, yes.But this woman actively took an a campaign of misinformation for decades.&nbsp; She held seminars in police stations, schools and other places to promote her literal witch hunt.&nbsp; Not only did she waste money that could've gone towards more useful programs, but if her campaign even misled one detective down a wrong path, then that is one too many. Thankfully, none of the trials where she stood as an &quot;expert&quot; witness against the occult resulted in any convictions.Yes, grief and anger can cause people to lash out.&nbsp; But that doesn't excuse actions. Her actions whipped up hysteria in the general population against a bogeyman of her own creation.&nbsp; Instead of rational thought, she promoted fear and distrust.&nbsp; Interviews with her showed that she is unreliable not only about her &quot;research&quot;, but also about the details of her son's suicide.&nbsp; That speaks of either connivance, self delusion or a mixture of both.She might not have murdered anyone.&nbsp; But it is a fact that she fueled irrational thinking in a generation of god fearing americans.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cdrcjsn, post: 5243349, member: 60486"] People lash out in anger and frustration when confronted with grief, yes. But this woman actively took an a campaign of misinformation for decades. She held seminars in police stations, schools and other places to promote her literal witch hunt. Not only did she waste money that could've gone towards more useful programs, but if her campaign even misled one detective down a wrong path, then that is one too many. Thankfully, none of the trials where she stood as an "expert" witness against the occult resulted in any convictions. Yes, grief and anger can cause people to lash out. But that doesn't excuse actions. Her actions whipped up hysteria in the general population against a bogeyman of her own creation. Instead of rational thought, she promoted fear and distrust. Interviews with her showed that she is unreliable not only about her "research", but also about the details of her son's suicide. That speaks of either connivance, self delusion or a mixture of both. She might not have murdered anyone. But it is a fact that she fueled irrational thinking in a generation of god fearing americans. [/QUOTE]

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