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There is no reason to pity the dead. They are gone. I have a strong feeling that all of the people that are so taken aback by the "insensitive" comments have never actually been inside an abandoned building. Its creepy, its full of decay, and its ok to make jokes. We all die. Get over it.

This was not the stairways to the stars this was the stairway to nether land.

Awesome. Just plain awesome.

Such an awesome shot! I love the light from the windows, really challenging to not wash it out. With all that crap all over the floor the air must have been GREAT in there huh?

just leaving the electricity on seems like a colossal waste of energy. dumb shits should just turn it off.

psychadellic one - I don't think anyone was intentionally implanting false memories; it's just that most of us didn't realize how much impact we could have on another person through suggestability and our own personal beliefs. However, if "therapists" are still doing this without using the results of the Loftus studies I would question their techniques, results, and ethics. A lot of people lost their licenses and credibility with that whole fiasco, and what's much worse, an awful lot of people were horribly traumatized by this and many family members were imprisoned by false accusations. Very sad.

LST69 - you are a doll, no matter how you spell your name. :-)

used to come up here in the 60`s and get high-

love the gear pictures

Hmm.. I spelled my own name wrong.

Lynne is da "person" tho, no matter how I spell my name.

Lynne,
Your comment about how 15 - 20 years ago if you couldn't remember being abused by your family, it means that you were abused by your family, is that related to what i remember around the same time period about some unreputable psychiatrists implanting false memory's in patients?

Once again, I applaud Lynne for eloquently speaking for those who dedicate thier lives to helping others!

8-)

Mr. Black -youv'e got all the info I'm looking for-I'm working on a house of horrors related project ...is there a way for us to talk more?

Is his brother's name Spanish, then?

I don't know how some people don't know about the Rosenhan study! I spent long hours talking to my Psych prof. about it and about Dr. Elizabeth Loftus' studies. It's really important to look at events without any preconception and enter a situation without a preconceived bias. I was talking to my advisor and my Social Work professors about the importance of this and I already know that there may be times when I'll feel a certain bias, such as, in child abuse cases. But the thing is I know that and I can detach myself from what I may think/feel it to be because it's an entirely different situation...in fact, you have to look at everything like that! You can never assume! That's what does the most damage to the person you're trying to help, and I can't believe how many "advocates" out there aren't able to pull off this seperation. I'm sure it may be hard, but you really have to make a conscious effort to do so. If you don't you're not really an advocate.

best pic of the batch