Posted September 1, 200717 yr Iy8oA0pRMoo On November 4, 1970 on The CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite reported on a true, horrific story that was about to rock the country. A 13-year-old girl was discovered in the small Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia who was still in diapers, barely able to walk and unable to speak. Kept in severe isolation by her parents with virtually no human contact for more than 10 years, she was confined to her bedroom, tied to her potty-chair and left to fend for herself. As Cronkite noted, it was one of the most horrendous cases of child abuse ever to surface. Much like an animal, the girl spat, sniffed and clawed. She had none of the traits or characteristics of conventional human behavior, nor could she comprehend such modern societal conveniences as silverware or bathroom etiquette. Her emotional development was practically non-existent, and she could not speak. With this heartbreaking story, the world was being introduced to a fragile, beautiful teenager who seemed and behaved like an infant, or Wild Child. Written by Steven Zeller *** Genie (not Jeanie, Geanie, Jeannie or Geannie and, in any case, not her real name) is a modern-day "wild child" who, until discovery at the age of 13, had lived in a state of severe sensory and social deprivation. Strapped to a potty-chair in her home in Temple City, Los Angeles, California, Genie wasn't taught to speak, and was denied normal human interaction. For more info go to: http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_%28feral_child%29 Thank you Jen Dickinson for the wikipedia link!
September 6, 200717 yr Yeah we did that in Psychology as well. The bad thing was, she went into a care home soon after and got raped in there too! She temporarily went to a foster home before that though and looked to be on the right road to recovery, but she ended up really bad again. I think she's dead now. :(
September 6, 200717 yr Oh no :( I reallyt hate reading things like this - this is what I want to stop :(
September 7, 200717 yr This is disgusting. The parents deserve to be killed. Thank god the mother is dead.
September 9, 200717 yr OH MY GOD! That's sick!! The girl still aylive? Yes.. from what ive read she is in a Adult home in LA copin well...
September 9, 200717 yr QUOTE(Dan. @ Sep 8 2007, 09:54 PM) OH MY GOD! That's sick!! The girl still aylive? Yes.. from what ive read she is in a Adult home in LA copin well... Oh Good! :D
September 11, 200717 yr that is so sick how can they live with themselves after doing something like that is beyond me -_-
September 11, 200717 yr well this thread has failed to stimulate any discussion, just a load of eulogising over how bad it was (and it was). so im closing it.
