Sue the psychic

[claidheamhmor]

herne_kzn made a post about a woman in Canada who was investigated for abuse of her autistic daughter because a psychic reported it (by telling an educational assistant at the school that a child whose name started with "V" was being abused). Luckily the mother, because she was unhappy with the school already, had equipped her daughter with a voice-recording GPS-tracking device, nullifying the allegations.

As herne_kzn said, these frauds don't only separate people from their money - they can cause real harm to people and families! The "psychic" should be sued by the mother, and she should also be criminally charged for making unsubstantiated or malicious allegations.

Comments

[teaser.livejournal.com]

equipped her daughter with a voice-recording GPS-tracking device

That's an absurd story. Who would think to put that on an autistic kid and hope that they don't tear the thing off their body?

[claidheamhmor]

I must admit, I wondered about that too.

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.

[windrider-09.livejournal.com]

not to mention the school that believed the allegations.

[surelle.livejournal.com]

That is freaking bizarre. I'm trying to wrap my head around this. I'm surprised that the kid isn't in special education?? I would have thought that Canada would have this. That poor mother.

[liminaltime]

Not only is this bunk, but it's a way to make people skeptical of all abuse claims, including the legit ones. :/