SHOCK-THERAPY THAT WOULD MAKE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGISTS SHIT IN THEIR PANTS

GERMAN SCHOOL TAKES TEENAGERS TO SEE CREMATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO WARN THEM OF THE DANGERS OF ADDICTION
By Allan Hall

Mail Online
April 28, 2010

A German town has begun taking teenagers to witness cremations of young people killed through drink or drugs in a bid to wean them from a life of addictions.

Children aged between 14 and 16 in Meissen now have to go at least once to the town crematorium to see the coffins of young victims burned in the 920 degree oven.

They are also shown the ashes, a machine which grinds bones to dust and the remains of false teeth that melt into unidentifiable bits of metal in the flames.

The shock-therapy, a new concept in Germany which normally does its best to shield children from the grim realities of the adult world, is being observed by other cities and towns with a view to copying it.

This week 40 youngsters from the Ebersbacher Middle School in the town stood in the chilly cool room of the crematorium among 200 corpses awaiting cremation

Crematorium boss Joerg Schaldach talks to the children about the lives cut short through self-destructive drug and alcohol abuse.

He refers to mangled bodies in car wrecks, suicides, ovderdoses – 'everything that can happen to you if you choose this lifestyle,' he warns.

He also warns them against being tempted to commit suicide.

'It makes no sense to take your life over lovesickness. Avoid heroin and hashish and never ever drive your car when you are loaded with alcohol….otherwise you WILL land in my ovens.'

He has a specific message for children, mostly females, suffering from bulimia or anorexia.

'Again and again, in these coffins, lie the victims of young people who have starved themselves to death.'

Religious affairs teacher at the Ebersbacher school Thilo Klenz said: 'We find the experience very positive for all the children. Whoever was here finds it easier to talk uncomplicatedly about death later on – and to put more value on their own lives.'

Mr Schaldach added: 'My instruction works better than any theory in the classroom.'