It quotes statements I did not make but Dederich did. borderline schizophrenic patients, schizoid personalities, and acutely anxious, neurotic adolescents. Margo, you say you are a successful attorney. First, Susan, good to hear from you again. This piece was limited to legacy and was put together through stats, admissions and results in clones. standing in line at a supermarketI get it reading the rags past the time. Both are real experiences, but which is more important to learn from. Ex-members have no idea how close they all came to being arrested for conspiracy of RICO violations. Synanon did not even keep it from the public. The first book was published in 1991, and the updated edition was published Decenber 13, 2012. Congratulations. When she finally was rescued by a grandmother, the organization was fortunately wiped out by the resulting civil judgment for damages. Professor David Bellis was one. Were you happy with the violence? Once again, her counselors said that she was faking when she complained. Dederich said free choice in the hands of an addict was like a gun in the hands of a baby. He interviewed Richard Ofshe but then without explanation he wrote Ofshes discourses of brainwashing interesting, but not applicable. Eventually, the future could only be Orwellian. I'm going to rise up above all this kind of stuff, and I'm going to take care of everyone. Eventually in a 1978 tape recording called The Freebees are over Dederich set forth the plan to establish a private corporation, Home Place, Inc. in Arizona which would charge Synanon for rotating people to the new compound to be educated by Dederich and that Synanon would pay the corporation for this, which then would pay salaries to Dederich and his cronies, of which they would pay taxes. Dederich said those who left fell through the open manhole and would post descriptions of their calamities for all to see as a warning if they ever left. It's not good.' The sicker he became, the more he was tormented and tortured by the staff. Unfortunately as I learned what happened in clones and wilderness programs, people not only did not learn from that history, a book like Janzens can help fuel the continuation of its tragedies. Charles was arrested while drunk in 1978 and was barred from any further leadership within the And finally, in the end, Synanon legacy is one not only of discrimination, but it became the Ku Klux Klan when it came to its conceived enemies. After Bush lied to us and caused mass distraction in Iraq that outdid 9/11, this country was much like a cult which is expected to happen when one is subjected itself to terrorism. CED had similar protection but blew it when he started ordering attacks and got caught on his tapes. ), "You put stress on a family, unpredictable things happen, and children tend to take on different roles," Jollett says. I have it. Some children were taken to foreign countries, or islands, although foreign countries have done more to stop them than our government. Order from Amazon, XHTML: You can use these tags:
. A recovering alcoholic named Art Barker in 1970 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and run almost entirely by kids for kids. But that questionwhile interestingis really moot; the fact is that while shelter and support is of assistance, the Synanon system based on hate (as stated by Dederich) and punishment was not only a failure but its achievement in publicity, like a Synanon movie starring Ed OBrien, has led to 50 years of horror to countless victims all over the world and continues to do so. Now theres a little room for you now. Even if the system had worked, the price was too high free will. In the introduction I asked the question was Charles Dederich just another sociopath who rose to power or was he a Jedi Knight seduced by the Dark Side. This is due, in part, to many Synanites having left to form their own lucrative drug rehabilitation companiesa degree in medicine is not a requirement. On June 27, 1990, six weeks after the death of Michelle Sutton, 16-year-old Kristin Chase died at the Challenger wilderness camp in Utah of hyperthermia and dehydration after a 5-mile forced march in 105-degree heat. There is likely truth that allowing contact with past relationships might lure someone to leave or want to get high, but that is the persons choice. see review. While forced to admit the attack on me, there is no mention of Phil Ritter or Eidson, etc., in his book, Rise and Fall of Synanon (which was same working title I had) rather a statement that the media exaggerated the violence and that there was no violence inside Synanon. And you quite accurately describe the reason, it was protected. When he begged to see a doctor, the staff sneered at him and called him a faker and asked him if he were homosexual.. Members were brainwashed, tortured mentally and barred from leaving the communityescaped members were subject to beatings. For author Mikel Jollett, the frontman for the indie band The Airborne Toxic Event, his book is a "primal scream.". Glasser, he wrote, found that eighty six of every hundred admissions to a large residential program terminated themselves against the advise of staff with most terminating within the first 30 days. The Hammer Podcast. In conclusion, while the notions in Synanon arose out of Dederichs troubled childhood, I dont think all blame is on Synanonsuch systems existed all throughout history. The reviewer for his section on synanons for prisoners is none other than Dr. Robert DuPont, the second White House Drug Czar and founding director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and who administered a whopping $1.8 million contract to an experimental, start-up synanon for kids-only called The Seed in Fort Lauderdale. Eventually Dr. DuPont left government service and became a paid consultant for Straight, which had replaced The Seed after the US Senate likened its methods to North Korean brainwashing. AA, as Synanon did, says one must participate in AA for life and have a religious belief in AA 12 steps. Dr. Roger Meyer and psychotherapists Thomas Bratter and Gary Forrest warned about using synanons on kids. S. B. Further it established shelter and group support could aid those truly wanting to stop. Joe Ricci, the owner, survived the state of Illinois pulling residents out because of the abuse and beat them in court. For those, as stated above, there is no doubt Synanon served as Ofshe stated, a realistic shelter while they got their act together. While the abuse in Synanon was bad enough, it pails in comparison to a stream of sociopaths who hijacked the system to become Millionaires through the abuse of children; in some cases even as morally deprived as organizations that kidnap children and sell them for profit. But their position was based on incomplete data, in Janzen s case that was intentional. I informed him that some of the people he interviewed were in fact the ones who participated most in the violence and that he had been lied to. Also Santa Monica acted because Synanon did not have a license to treat anyone. Kenton, through no fault of his own, was placed in the Synanon school by square musician parents and at age 18 became the youngest member of the Imperial Marines. Unlike Janzen, I was not looking for fans from any groups, but to record the knowledge I obtained so it might benefit others, as well as presenting an interesting read. Children say they were punched, kicked and forced to eat dirt for minor infractions such as failing to stand up straight. *. Whether a small town, island or, commune, they have a better chance for a part of the American dream than if on their own in the big city. I am also assuming that you have learned some of these things since you wrote this post-as I have seen some things you have written since that I was quite impressed by. You can also see a shorter version of my career on Wikipedia if you do not wish to buy the book. And thank you for further documenting the direct connection of where all these horribly abusive re-education brainwashing treatment centers came from, the mother of them all Synanon. By 1971 Dederich would submit that while 10 to 12,000 people had gone through Synanon only about 10% stayed free of drugs for as much as 2 years, which was similar to the statistics everyone else concluded, which were the same at Lexington Hospital when Synanon was founded. Facing seven-figure legal judgments, despite ties with the Bush family and Nancy Reagan, it closed in 1993. In 1993, Dr. DuPont testified that the progenitor of Straight was Synanon and that those places which used Synanons methods are called therapeutic communities and that there are two rules for these therapeutic communities: No Sex and No Violence. It is true, we are lied to, propagandized and subject to many attempts to have us all think the same way. This is especially true when punishment is viewed as a healing process. Dr. Casriel in 1963 reported that of 62 people located of 160 entries, 19 were graduates, while 43 remained inside Synanon. if you have actual information please, but your tirades will be deleted. It was only after the invasion of Iraq and discovery that the administration dangerously burned a spy to get even with for Sen. husband who wrote the administration had no evidence of Iraq weapons of mass destruction when it created a greater attack than 911 itself, that journalist took back their mandate to look for the truth and present that truth the country. A haunting tale of estrangement, Synanon Kid, is a coming-of-age story of hope, survival, and determination. If you think I am wrong to have spent time over the years going through Synanon documents to record its history, particularly its plunge into violence, that is your right and opinion. Even when Synanon was given an exemption for cold turkey treatment, Synanon created an illegal clinic and took in persons needing care other than addiction for which it required a license. His family claims his pleas for help were ignored. Synanon was not unique. I'm not doing that. After all why should they not get paid for all that work? after 911, the Dederich type remarks that Bush was making were scary and I felt that free-speech and this country was dissipating; people were afraid to say anything that could be interpreted as un-American. Society would have to catch up with Dederich on his ideas of dieting, exercise, and no smoking. When I was first fighting Synanon, however, things were very black and White. He had the addicts psychologically tested and found Synanon did not change people internallythat they were still antisocial. We have multiple groups dedicated to ending the TTI (Troubled Teen Industry) as well, that work in conjunction with mine, this is how I discovered this story! And back is my reply to you. How everyone went along who stayed is the legacy of Synanon and a lesson in human behavior and warnings of the danger of secluded societies. Every time we let somebody into Synanon we assume an enormous liability and this is done consciously. I gave you a ring and was most pleasantly surprised that you answered. The legacy quotes statistics that I did not keep or make, but Synanon did. The founder, Charles Dederich, ordered his cult followers to divorce and swap partners, with more than 200 couples complying. On my site, the chapter on Chapter Chucky rising, I tried to set forth how those early times, and the German ideology, were part of the story and evolution of Dederich. . Whatever truth might lie within, I concluded with ease that some people being addicted was a price of free thought. Jollett and his older brother Tony were taken from their parents his father a recovered addict and former convict, his mother an anti-government activist from Berkeley when they were just 6 months old. A popular TV series was based on John Maher, a colorful former Synanite, who formed his own second generation Synanon in San Francisco called The Delancey Street Gang. If I did not want comments i would not have it set up too comments. 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