The impact of junk science in criminal cases is well known, but family courts have allowed a disputed psychological theory to persist with little scrutiny.
  • PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    So, is there any reason there’s debate about this other than bitterness and misogyny? Sounds like no serious scientific body accepts this as a thing, and it has the potential to enable child abuse.

    • AnalogyAddict@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      It HAS enabled it. I’ve watched my kids be abused for 15 years, powerless to stop it, because CPS told me to stop “causing trouble” with my ex after my second report, or I’d lose custody.