The St. Catharines Poltergeist – Strange Goings-On At 237 Church Street
A strange case that was in the news for months.
A strange case that was in the news for months.
The St. Catharines Poltergeist – Strange Goings-On At 237 Church Street
A strange case that was in the news for months.
It strikes me as a bit odd that a police officer would make an official report that cites by what all accounts is a paranormal or supernatural explanation for what he witnessed. I know that reporting UFOs in such a manner by pilots can lead to being ridiculed or at worst grounded. Does this also apply in similar fashion to police? Are there any elements of deep Catholicism or other local culture that would make this type of a report acceptable?
That is a good point. Fifty years is a long time. I think one also would have to understand the community as it was back then and the police relationship with the citizens. Calling in a priest during the actual police response is also something that one probably would not see today.I would think a police officer today would avoid putting anything paranormal in an official report but this attitude would not have been as strong back a half century ago when this incident took place.
They did call in a priest at the Gary, IN case not that long ago.That is a good point. Fifty years is a long time. I think one also would have to understand the community as it was back then and the police relationship with the citizens. Calling in a priest during the actual police response is also something that one probably would not see today.
I would think a police officer today would avoid putting anything paranormal in an official report but this attitude would not have been as strong back a half century ago when this incident took place. This is how it was with pilots once upon a time. Giving a report of witnessing something strange from the cockpit wasn't always an embarrassing thing. Decades ago it was seen as being negligent of your duty if you saw something, no matter how strange it might sound, and not reporting it.
They did call in a priest at the Gary, IN case not that long ago.
The way it is presented does suggest that the police had a mutually sympathetic relationship with the community.Wow this was an amazing case. The poor boy! It seems that certain people are just victims for some reason. They seem to have a spiritual vulnerability that negative forces take advantage of. I love the care that the police and others took in supporting the family. I wish this would happen in today’s world. It seems everyone came together.