PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Thanks to Psych Central for permission to reprint this fascinating article.
Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
POST:
"The ritual sacrifice of Amanda Knox," by Cedric Speyer," published by
Psych Central on May 7, 2014. (Copyright 2014 Psych Central.com. All
rights reserved. Reprinted here with permission.) Wikipedia informs us that Psych Central, the
internet's largest and oldest independent
mental health social network,
is overseen by mental health professionals who create and oversee all the content published on the site
.
GIST: "The phenomenon of this modern-day witch trial brings together the
“viral” quality of an Internet lynch mob with something as old as the
ancient Greek practice of stoning or exiling selected slaves, cripples
or criminals at times of disaster, in order to “purify” the community
and protect it from cosmic punishment. As soon as Amanda Knox became
associated with archetypes of female evil, the so-called trials become a
way to purge the sins of those downloading the very heart of darkness
onto the universal girl next door. The term “scapegoat” comes from the ancient biblical practice of
offering a blood sacrifice in the form of a slain goat. The reward to
the community? Cleansing of its sins. In the Christ story, Jesus of
Nazareth willingly became the human scapegoat, removing the burden of
sin for all humanity. Same deal. He takes the hit, and we’re off the
hook."
The entire story can be found at:
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/05/07/the-ritual-sacrifice-of-amanda-knox/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I
have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses
several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of
the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this
powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and
myself get more out of the site.
The
Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible
years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr.
Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of
Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"
section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It
can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
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