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From: pwedel <pwedel@neptune.on.ca> [Paul Wedel
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 97 11:04:23 -0000
Fwd Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 20:44:56 -0400
Subject: Re: A New Question about Witness Anonymity

>From: XianneKei@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 14:55:27 -0400 (EDT)
>To: updates@globalserve.net
>Subject: A New Question about Witness Anonymity

>Greetings List Members and Our Esteemed Moderator/Owner:

<snip>
>The subject of abductee anonymity is an important one and I
>agree that abductee's should have anonymity, if they so
>choose. I don't want to debate when they give up their
>anonymity, as we have been there, done that.

<snip>
>John Velez, from time to time, signs his posts "Union Rep." I'm
>not a big fan of unions, but I do believe it is time for some
>of the myths and fallacies of abduction research  to be put to
>bed. Maybe it's time for an abductee's union. A place where
>abductees could get responsible information on their rights.

>I think a clearing house should be established where complaints
>about abuses could be filed and investigated. Maybe that's a witch
>hunt, I don't know.

>Rebecca

Hi Rebecca,

  You make some very good points and I for one think it is a good
idea. Implementation of course would be very difficult. Something
certainly needs to be put in place to protect abductee's/contactee's
from the ravages of savages in this business.

  I'm sure Johnny V. has lot's of spare time <heehaw> to handle 328
new email messages a day. I nominate him. (See what trouble you can
get yourself into signing such names to your messages John?) You have
no idea the questions/suggestions I get about 'twigman'.

  With all due seriousness and respect to the suggestion at hand, we
have clearly seen how easily people can affect the lives of those
that have been exposed to such incredible events, and also seen a
lack of respect for their statements afterwards. Putting some type of
mechanism in place to protect such witnesses seems like not just a
good idea, but does it not suprise us that it doesn't exist already?

  By no means to put down researchers whom I have consistently seen
respect the privacy of witnesses, but there are always bad apples in
a barrel. Perhaps researchers themselves could put such a mechanism
in place to reassure witnesses of their safety.

  I am not sure that people understand what ferocity they may be
facing if they were to violate the life of an experiencer who might
then loose their job, yet more friends, finding themselves backed
into a corner with nothing left to live for. Some witnesses have
very good jobs, make a lot of money and would have the resources to
be paying their offenders a personal visit. Not a pleasant thought
for a researcher getting a visit from a person on the verge of a
breakdown who feel's violated by them.

  Should we ask abductee's/contactee's to add to their
responsiblilities the instigation of a standards organization to
monitor those people who have taken it upon themselves to
investigate the phenomenon? Or should those investigators take it
upon themselves to address this issue and provide a comfort level
to encourage witnesses to come forward to them? -- I ask this
sincerely and without bias either way. Certainly work from both
sides seems appropriate.

  Let's not forget that people who have been exposed to this
phenomenon spend a good deal of initial time just trying to get
their lives in order while they reassess their view of the universe.
Afterwards it can be a struggle for many of them just to get through
a days work. Perhaps not so much from interaction with a non-human
intelligence, but from the fear of exposure and ridicule from their
fellow mortal's that they may slowly silently go mad while they seek
out querilous help from sometimes dubious sources.

  I hope I havent' drifted here. You make a good point Rebecca. A
standards or monitoring organization of some kind that *had* legal
recourse (sic.) may be where we are ultimately headed.

regards,
Paul.


(Twigman) !-:-)

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching you <G>.