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To: private email
From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nocTifer)
Subject: Satanic Ritual Abuse (FBI: Lanning)
Date: 49960912
kaliyuga
49960912 AA1 Hail Satan!
I've been exposed to this particular file a time or two before and have yet
to hear it reviewed as to its authority. if what Lanning says here may be
believed, then why should 'Satanism' appear in any publication linked to
'Occult Crime'?
I found this @ Yahoo : 'Witchhunt Information Page'. the file is rather
old (1992), and can surely be improved upon, though it is a rather show-
stopping rebuttal any absolute association between 'Satan' and 'crime'.
your additional sendings welcomed. check out this URL:
http://web.mit.edu/harris/www/witchhunt.html
Witchhunt Information Page :> :> :>
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excerpts from http://web.mit.edu/harris/www/lanning.html
# INVESTIGATOR'S GUIDE TO ALLEGATIONS OF "RITUAL" CHILD ABUSE
# by
# Kenneth V. Lanning
# FBI Supervisory Special Agent
# January 1992
#
# Behavioral Science Unit
# National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
# Federal Bureau of Investigation
# FBI Academy
# Quantico, Virginia 22135
[snip]
[re: satanism, ritual abuse, and the law.]
# ...almost any discussion of satanism and the occult is interpreted
# in the light of the religious beliefs of those in the audience.
# Faith, not logic and reason, governs the religious beliefs of most
# people. As a result, some normally skeptical law enforcement
# officers accept the information disseminated at these
# conferences without critically evaluating it or questioning the
# sources. Officers who do not normally depend on church groups
# for law enforcement criminal intelligence, who know that media
# accounts of their own cases are notoriously inaccurate, and who
# scoff at and joke about tabloid television accounts of bizarre
# behavior suddenly embrace such material when presented in the
# context of satanic activity. Individuals not in law enforcement
# seem even more likely to do so. Other disciplines, especially
# therapists, have also conducted training conferences on the
# characteristics and identification of "ritual" child abuse.
# Nothing said at such conferences will change the religious
# beliefs of those in attendance. Such conferences illustrate the
# highly emotional nature of and the ambiguity and wide variety
# of terms involved in this issue.
#
#
# 4. DEFINITIONS
#
# The words "satanic," "occult," and "ritual" are often used
# interchangeably. It is difficult to define "satanism"
# precisely. No attempt will be made to do so here However, it is
# important to realize that, for some people, any religious
# belief system other than their own is "satanic." The Ayatollah
# Khomeini and Saddam Hussein referred to the United States as
# the "Great Satan." In the British Parliament a Protestant
# leader called the Pope the Antichrist. In a book titled
# "Prepare For War" (1987), Rebecca Brown, M.D. has a chapter
# entitled "Is Roman Catholicism Witchcraft?" Dr. Brown also
# lists among the "doorways" to satanic power and/or demon
# infestation the following: fortune tellers, horoscopes,
# fraternity oaths, vegetarianism, yoga, self-hypnosis,
# relaxation tapes, acupuncture, biofeedback, fantasy role-
# playing games, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, judo,
# karate, and rock music. Dr. Brown states that rock music "was a
# carefully masterminded plan by none other than Satan himself"
# (p. 84). The ideas expressed in this book may seem extreme and
# even humorous. This book, however, has been recommended as a
# serious reference in law enforcement training material on this
# topic.
#
#
# In books, lectures, handout material, and conversations, I
# have heard all of the following referred to as satanism:
#
# -- Church of Satan
# -- Ordo Templi Orientis
# -- Temple of Set
# -- Demonology
# -- Witchcraft
# -- Occult
# -- Paganism
# -- Santeria
# -- Voodoo
# -- Rosicrucians
# -- Freemasonry
# -- Knights Templar
# -- Stoner Gangs
# -- Heavy Metal Music
# -- Rock Music
# -- KKK
# -- Nazis
# -- Skinheads
# -- Scientology
# -- Unification Church
# -- The Way
# -- Hare Krishna
# -- Rajneesh
# -- Religious Cults
# -- New Age
# -- Astrology
# -- Channeling
# -- Transcendental Meditation
# -- Holistic Medicine
# -- Buddhism
# -- Hinduism
# -- Mormonism
# -- Islam
# -- Orthodox Church
# -- Roman Catholicism
#
# At law enforcement training conferences, it is witchcraft,
# santeria, paganism, and the occult that are most often referred
# to as forms of satanism. It may be a matter of definition, but
# these things are not necessarily the same as traditional
# satanism. The worship of lunar goddesses and nature and the
# practice of fertility rituals are not satanism. Santeria is a
# combination of 17th century Roman Catholicism and African
# paganism.
#
# Occult means simply "hidden." All unreported or unsolved
# crimes might be regarded as occult, but in this context the
# term refers to the action or influence of supernatural powers,
# some secret knowledge of them, or an interest in paranormal
# phenomena, and does not imply satanism, evil, wrongdoing, or
# crime. Indeed, historically, the principal crimes deserving of
# consideration as "occult crimes" are the frauds perpetrated by
# faith healers, fortune tellers and "psychics" who for a fee
# claim cures, arrange visitations with dead loved ones, and
# commit other financial crimes against the gullible.
#
# Many individuals define satanism from a totally Christian
# perspective, using this word to describe the power of evil in
# the world. With this definition, any crimes, especially those
# which are particularly bizarre, repulsive, or cruel, can be
# viewed as satanic in nature. Yet it is just as difficult to
# precisely define satanism as it is to precisely define
# Christianity or any complex spiritual belief system.
...
[re: motivations for use of ritual in abuse]
# The motivation, however, may be not to indoctrinate the child
# into a belief system, but to lower the inhibitions of, control,
# manipulate, and/or confuse the child. In all the turmoil over
# this issue, it would be very effective strategy for any child
# molester deliberately to introduce ritualistic elements into
# his crime in order to confuse the child and therefore the
# criminal justice system. This would, however, make the activity
# M.O. and not ritual.
#
# The ritualistic activity and the child abuse may be
# integral parts of some spiritual belief system. In that case
# the greatest risk is to the children of the practitioners. But
# this is true of all cults and religions, not just satanic
# cults. A high potential of abuse exists for any children raised
# in a group isolated from the mainstream of society, especially
# if the group has a charismatic leader whose orders are
# unquestioned and blindly obeyed by the members. Sex, money, and
# power are often the main motivations of the leaders of such
# cults.
...
[re: the likelihood of the violence being related to Satanism]
# The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been
# committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus, Mohammed, and
# other mainstream religion than has ever been committed in the
# name of Satan. Many people, including myself, don't like that
# statement, but the truth of it is undeniable.
#
# Although defining a crime as satanic, occult, or
# ritualistic would probably involve a combination of the
# criteria set forth above, I have been unable to clearly define
# such a crime. Each potential definition presents a different
# set of problems when measured against an objective, rational,
# and constitutional perspective. In a crime with multiple
# subjects, each offender may have a different motivation for the
# same crime. Whose motivation determines the label for the
# crime? It is difficult to count or track something you cannot
# even define.
#
# I have discovered, however, that the facts of so-called
# "satanic crimes" are often significantly different from what is
# described at training conferences or in the media. The actual
# involvement of satanism or the occult in these cases usually
# turns out to be secondary, insignificant, or nonexistent.
# Occult or ritual crime surveys done by the states of Michigan
# (1990) and Virginia (1991) have only confirmed this
# "discovery." Some law enforcement officers, unable to find
# serious "satanic" crime in their communities, assume they are
# just lucky or vigilant and the serious problems must be in
# other jurisdictions. The officers in the other jurisdictions,
# also unable find it, assume the same.
...
[re: means of obtaining 'evidence' for crimes]
# ...One nationally-known therapist personally told me that the
# reason police cannot find out about satanic or ritualistic activity
# from child victims is that they do not know how to ask leading
# questions. Highly suggestive books and pictures portraying
# "satanic" activity have been developed and marketed to
# therapists for use during evaluation and treatment. Types and
# styles of verbal interaction useful in therapy may create
# significant problems in a criminal investigation. It should be
# noted, however, that when a therapist does a poor investigative
# interview as part of a criminal investigation, that is the
# fault of the criminal justice system that allowed it and not
# the therapist who did it.
...
[re: shams]
# f. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS.
#
# Some well-intentioned awareness programs designed to
# prevent child set abuse, alert professionals, or fight satanism
# may in fact be unrealistically increasing the fears of
# professionals, children, and parents and creating self-
# fulfilling prophesies. Some of what children and their parents
# are telling intervenors may have been learned in or fueled by
# such programs. Religious programs, books, and pamphlets that
# emphasize the power and evil force of Satan may be adding to
# the problem. In fact most of the day care centers in which
# ritualistic abuse is alleged to hate taken place are church-
# affiliated centers, and many of the adult survivors alleging it
# come from apparently religious families.
#
# inquiry into how to prevent family violence, no discussion of
# the effects of unemployment on a family. Instead our attention
# was mesmerized by an attempt to count the number of subliminal
# demons that can dance on the end of a record needle" (p. 1).
#
# The law enforcement investigator must objectively evaluate
# the legal significance of any criminal's spiritual beliefs. In
# most cases, including those involving satanists, it will have
# little or no legal significance. If a crime is committed as
# part of a spiritual belief system, it should make no difference
# which belief system it is. The crime is the same whether a
# child is abused or murdered as part of a Christian, Hare
# Krishna, Moslem, or any other belief system. We generally don't
# label crimes with the name of the perpetrator's religion. Why
# then are the crimes of child molesters, rapists, sadists, and
# murderers who happen to be involved in satanism and the occult
# labeled as satanic or occult crimes? If criminals use a
# spiritual belief system to rationalize and justify or to
# facilitate and enhance their criminal activity, should the
# focus of law enforcement be on the belief system or on the
# criminal activity?
#
# Several documented murders have been committed by
# individuals involved in one way or another in satanism or the
# occult. In some of these murders the perpetrator has even
# introduced elements of the occult (e.g. satanic symbols at
# crime scene). Does that automatically make these satanic
# murders? It is my opinion that the answer is no. Ritualistic
# murders committed by serial killers or sexual sadists are not
# necessarily satanic or occult murders. Ritualistic murders
# committed by psychotic killers who hear the voice of Satan are
# no more satanic murders than murders committed by psychotic
# killers who hear the voice of Jesus are Christian murders.
#
# Rather a satanic murder should be defined as one committed
# by two or more individuals who rationally plan the crime and
# whose *primary* motivation is to fulfill a prescribed satanic
# ritual calling for the murder. By this definition I have been
# unable to identify even one documented satanic murder in the
# United States. Although such murders may have and can occur,
# they appear to be few in number. In addition the commission of
# such killings would probably be the beginning of the end for
# such a group. It is highly unlikely that they could continue to
# kill several people, every year, year after year, and not be
# discovered.
#
# A brief typology of satanic and occult practitioners is
# helpful in evaluating what relationship, if any, such practices
# have to crimes under investigation. The following typology is
# adapted from the investigative experience of Officer Sandi
# Gallant of the San Francisco Police Department, ...
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nocTifer
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