tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post333993619733434894..comments2024-03-25T00:14:16.124-07:00Comments on Bread and Bread: songs of innocence and experienceCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-39568739483492945282016-07-14T20:23:21.837-07:002016-07-14T20:23:21.837-07:00Thanks for your reply. I always feel the need to ...Thanks for your reply. I always feel the need to highlight that abuse did in fact happen there. It isn't often what is focused on in the media when McMartins is mentioned. The teachers on trial were guilty. Other teachers who may have been at nearby schools and were accused or suspected...I'm sure that must have been a terrible experience for them. But, my focus is always the children and the truth of what happened. It is true the interviewing techniques were flawed and the legal system wasn't prepared to properly handle that type of case. Thankfully, good came out of it and procedures and interviewing techniques have evolved. The case also was one of the first to be widely publicized and to discuss childhood sexual abuse, which we know about a quarter of the population experiences at some point.<br /><br />I do know that is not what your post was about. I apologize for taking it off topic, but felt the need to share this aspect of the McMartin trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-82682093145055670222016-07-13T09:15:27.408-07:002016-07-13T09:15:27.408-07:00Anonymous, I tried to reply to your comment earlie...Anonymous, I tried to reply to your comment earlier, but for some reason it didn't post. I wanted to thank you for sharing your experience and say I'm sorry that happened. I obviously don't know firsthand what happened at McMartin. I do know that a lot of innocent teachers were implicated in what turned into a witch hunt, including one of my own teachers at a nearby preschool, who ended up having to leave the country. It was a terrible chain of events for any kids who were abused and any innocent people who were accused. Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-14501509771867424462016-07-12T12:19:54.053-07:002016-07-12T12:19:54.053-07:00I've been keeping Facebook at the end of a ver...I've been keeping Facebook at the end of a very long stick for a while now. I haven't closed my account, because I have so many family and friends there - but I very rarely interact with anybody there any more. It's a shame really - back when it first started, it was a good place to meet online with friends - but then *everybody* arrived, and brought their arguments, prejudices, and so on with them - and ruined it for everybody else...Jonathanhttp://blog.jonbeckett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-4078329181916970912016-07-10T20:46:09.860-07:002016-07-10T20:46:09.860-07:00I would strongly caution you against stating that ...I would strongly caution you against stating that the McMartins Preschool trial drug innocent teachers through the mud. Also, that the playground was a happy place to envy. As someone who grew up in MB and attended that preschool, I can tell you that sexual abuse occurred there. I have struggled with various aspects of being a survivor of sexual abuse, similar to those you notice in the trainee's son. Although it is by no means a core aspect of my identity, the trauma that occurred in that preschool is unfortunately undeniable. If you are to mention it as an example, possibly allow for doubt or possibility if you do not know for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com