Courtcase: Can she win or not?

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Atkinson on July 29, 2010 at 10:18am

It probably is not a matter of can she win or not, it will be a matter of whether the truth will actually come out or not. Based on her petition, the allegations seemed well founded ... however, there are two sides to every story.

The main question will be,Was there sexual contact? Given she was in an "employee" relationship at the time the incidents allegedly occured, even if the act of sex was consentual, a jury will most likely find in her favor.

Perhaps the hypnotist was not using his head ... well, at least not the one he should have been using.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Ellner on July 29, 2010 at 10:37am

Let's face it -- Any thing can happen in a "court of law" regardless of the merit or lack of merit of this case.

Very mean spirited comments -

I flipped a coin and she won - We shall see

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Little on July 29, 2010 at 11:57am

I saw the story being "teased" this morning so I set the DVR to record Megan's show before heaading out to teach. I look forward to waching it tonight.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Little on July 30, 2010 at 7:07am

I just had the chance to watch the recording. I would be surprised if this actually makes it to court. If, as she said, there are other women who were treated to the “relaxation” experience then I see the company settling out of court.

It was nice to see that the two attorneys both had a positive view of hypnosis. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the one say that sessions with a hypnotherapist helped him pass the California bar exam.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Nongard - NLPBoard.com on July 30, 2010 at 7:47am

Yes, but one of the attorneys kept saying the hypnosized person goes, "in and out of consciousness" A total misunderstanding of hypnosis. They had a postive vantage point of hypnosis, but clearly perpetuated this myth.

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Permalink Reply by James Hazlerig on July 30, 2010 at 8:35am

Is it just me, or does it seem like the brief hypnosis training courses for doctors, LPCs, and other health care professionals need to place heavier emphasis on why people who try this kind of thing get caught?

I don't know exactly what training this guy had, but he seems to have had some Svengali-based fantasies. Of course, we know that he didn't get those in any decent training (like the kind Richard offers), but it may be that his training didn't do enough to de-bunk the Svengali myths. Every time we read about some medical doctor or counselor getting caught doing something like this, I just have to think that they don't have a clue or they would not have tried it.

Of course, I'm not blaming his training for the crime--if he really did what is alleged, he should be imprisoned for a long, long time.

And of course, it could be all a fabrication of the employee.

My two cents,

James

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