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The David Pelzer "A Child Called It" Family War aftermath of book
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 654794" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Pelzer's story is interesting. I have read a book and already while reading it, I remember thinking how some things described are unbelievable. And not in the way "oh my gosh! Can something like that happen?" but in the way, that makes you go "that is either a lie, exaggeration or false or tainted memory." The abuse described in the book would had left him dead or seriously and permanently injured. For example there was a part about being held in freezing water for hours. Even adult man doesn't stay alive in cold water that long. For example if someone is held in 40 F water for a time being, they lose their concious in 15 minutes and are likely dead in 30 minutes. So I wasn't surprised after reading a book that there is lots of controversy about it.</p><p></p><p>It is of course impossible to know how much of what he tells is actual, objective truth and how much may be something else, but I find this old article rather interesting when it comes to him:</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?pagewanted=1" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?pagewanted=1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 654794, member: 14557"] Pelzer's story is interesting. I have read a book and already while reading it, I remember thinking how some things described are unbelievable. And not in the way "oh my gosh! Can something like that happen?" but in the way, that makes you go "that is either a lie, exaggeration or false or tainted memory." The abuse described in the book would had left him dead or seriously and permanently injured. For example there was a part about being held in freezing water for hours. Even adult man doesn't stay alive in cold water that long. For example if someone is held in 40 F water for a time being, they lose their concious in 15 minutes and are likely dead in 30 minutes. So I wasn't surprised after reading a book that there is lots of controversy about it. It is of course impossible to know how much of what he tells is actual, objective truth and how much may be something else, but I find this old article rather interesting when it comes to him: [URL]http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?pagewanted=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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