Lynley Hood — A City Possessed

29 published claims from this book.

• Accusations of extreme wrongdoing can dehumanize scapegoats.
• Altered charges can distort the truth of the allegations.
• Children can create false narratives about abuse without experience.
• Claims of paedophiles using urine are unfounded.
• Contradictory explanations reveal prosecution’s lack of transparency.
• Eichelbaum’s experts dismissed crucial evidence supporting the defense.
• Eichelbaum’s inquiry failed to address significant public concerns.
• Eichelbaum’s interview practices risk being considered abusive.
• Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution.
• Expert professionals can perpetuate unfounded beliefs through their actions.
• Expert witnesses can undermine their credibility through selective memory during trials.
• Folktales can escalate into moral panics in troubled times.
• Interviewing techniques can render children’s testimony unreliable.
• Judges may not comment on government policy or law merits.
• Juries can be influenced by the number of allegations presented.
• Medical recommendations can enable biases against the accused in sexual abuse cases.
• Moral panics can produce long-lasting changes in society.
• Most children who do not disclose abuse likely have not been abused.
• Paedophiles do not engage in urine-related sexual acts.
• Peter’s behavior contradicts typical abuser patterns.
• Police actions intensified fear among community members.
• Police seized videos but failed to substantiate allegations.
• Selective evidence can mislead juries about the case’s credibility.
• Stanaway constructed justifications for dismissing children’s evidence.
• The explosion of child abuse reports was accompanied by many false allegations.
• The justice system’s perceived failures often lead to political interference.
• There has been no learning from the crèche case due to silence.
• Urophilia does not involve cups in its activities.
• Zelda Cypress’s retraction questions the validity of her accusations.