His first scheduled guest: David Love, known for exposing the exploitation, extortion, and coercive abuses within Scientology-Narconon drug rehab program.More information available at radio-paul.com or on thier Facebook page.
• Quote a law that doesn't exist (filming in public).[radiopaul] Scientology Protest DC 8-26-2010 [part 1]
• Use calling police authorities as a threat.
• Question protester's motives (usually, they would first ask the protester why he's hiding his face behind a mask, but RP doesn't wear one).
• Ask if they're doing it, why are they doing it in that spot (as opposed to another location) and do it in a more productive way (lolwut?).
• Give false report to police (stating the protester was on their property).
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| • [AUG/27/10] AnonSParrow: So I had the status hearing today before Judge Macaluso. This takes the place of the original October 22 status hearing. Moxon was there along with Kim Belotte, Sylvia Stanard and Vicki Turissi. Also, a surprise appearance by this Scientologist from Philly (Bruce Thompson). Why they would bring him to a status hearing (or at all) is beyond me. So anyway, what happened today: The judge said it was a moot point to pursue a TRO because the criminal complaint already enforces the stay away order. Moxon once again pressed the issue that if the criminal charges were dropped (for whatever reasons beyond his control) then it would be necessary to have this TRO to keep me away. The judge told him that he is NOT getting the TRO and that should the criminal charges "go away", for whatever reason, then he can request an emergency hearing and one will be granted within 48 hours. So he said ok. Then Moxon asked the Judge for permission to submit an amended complaint which she granted. She also granted my lawyer permission to submit a revised answer. Moxon has until September 26 (iirc) to submit his and we have until October 15 to submit our answer. The judge then set the upcoming trial events/hearings to be scheduled on what's called "Track 2" which is a medium pace for proceedings. My lawyer is going to forward that schedule to me but I don't think anything happens in the civil case now until late September. The criminal case is set to begin with a similar status hearing like today's on September 10. So that's all I've got for now. I will say that I like the judge so far. She seems like she is a no-nonsense/all-business kind of person. And in my opinion that is exactly what is needed in this case. |
WWP ~ While AnonSParrow is side-lined from protesting at Scientology's Washington DC IdleOrg because of pending legal restrictions, another member of Anonymous, RadioPaul, has risen to take his place voicing his opposition of the No public, no new people are interested, and the staff is going bannanas because their stats are in the crapper. The whole baby thing is too much. If you didn't want someone to see your baby, you obviously wouldn't get in their face and pester them with the kid in the dang stroller. Do they really think they are going to accomplish something? LOL.YouTube - [radiopaul] Scientology Protest DC 8-24-2010
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| • [AUG/13] A T.R.O. wasn't necessary because I already need to stay away based on the conditions of my release from jail in the criminal complaint |
| • [pending] There will now be a status hearing before Judge Macaluso on Friday August 27. She is also the judge who will hear the case in its entirety starting Friday September 10. |
This was our first press conference in Clearwater in conjunction with the first protest. We had 18 protesters. I believe this was March of 1996, just months after Lisa McPherson died there (though we didn't know it at the time).Sylvia Stanard Defends Scientology's 'Fair Game' Policy
[Kendrick]Ken Moxon [the Scientology lawyer currently involved in AnonSParrow's litigation], Mike Rinder, Brian Anderson, and 2 other Scientologists tried to crash the press conference, but we had hired an off-duty cop to help us at the door. they went away mumbling about holding their own press conference (which they did in subsequent years).
We had a debate about whether to let in the Freedom Magazine "reporters" but in the end decided it would be ok. They did not disrupt the press conference but did try to control the Q&A after.
I [Jeff] was MC, Dennis Erlich, Paul Grosswald, and others spoke. We had a good media presence and got good local coverage.
Scientology has been caught arranging the same stalking trap that was used in Washington DC in an attempt to influence a chilling effect on protesters in other cities and countries by abusing the legal system.
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| • [AUG/10] Aug 4th. AnonSParrow notified to turn himself in to face criminal charges no later than Aug 5th. This was the first indication of any criminal proceedings. |
| • [AUG/10] Aug 4th . AnonSParrow obtains the services of a criminal defense lawyer. |
| • [AUG/10] Aug 5th. AnonSParrow presents self at police station in early morning (6am), is detained for processing... |
| • [AUG/10] Aug 6th. Released from holding. • Release Condition: • Stay Away Order: Filed • Charge Filed : |
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Paulette Cooper's conflict with the Church of Scientology began in 1970 when the Church filed suit against her in British court for an article she wrote that was published in London's Queen magazine. An expansion of this, her first book, The Scandal of Scientology, came out in 1971; it was a critical exposé of the activities and beliefs of the Church of Scientology.
The book earned her more negative attention from members of the Church, and that same year saw a second lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against her by the church. Further lawsuits and countersuits followed throughout the years, totaling nineteen suits from all over the world that Scientology instituted against Cooper, and three counterclaims that she instituted.
Through the years as she continued to expose the Church, Paulette Cooper was the target not only of litigation but of several harassment campaigns including a Scientology campaign known as Operation Freakout, the goal of which was to deter Cooper from criticism of Scientology by having her "incarcerated in a mental institution or jail or at least to hit her so hard that she drops her attacks." In a previous campaign titled Operation Dynamite the church sent itself forged bomb threats, purportedly from Cooper, using her typewriter and paper with her fingerprints on it; further plans included bomb threats to be sent to Henry Kissinger. The Church's campaign was discovered when the FBI raided Scientology offices in 1977 and recovered documents relating to the operation. The Church finally agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Cooper in 1985 in exchange for her discontinuing her legal actions against Scientology.
"The purpose of a lawsuit is to harass and discourage rather than
to win.... Don't ever defend. Always attack. Find or manufacture
enough threat against them to cause them to sue for peace. Originate
a black PR campaign to destroy the person's repute and to discredit
them so thoroughly they will be ostracized..."
"The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, will knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly."
~ A Manual on the Dissemination of Material (1955) by L. Ron Hubbard.[original]
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| • [unknown] AnonSParrow quits Scientology. |
| • [DEC/08] AnonSParrow begins video documentation of his demonstrations in front of Scientology's (former) DC building. |
| • [OCT/09] Scientology moves to new building |
| • [unknown] Note: During this time AnonSParrow develops a following on YouTube. Also, bringing to the public eye how Scientology's ever-expanding numbers are just a deluded pipe-dream designed to bolster their recruitment. |
| • [JUL/10] AnonSParrow subtly "threatened/assaulted" by Scientologist in front of building. Police are flagged down. Complaints are ignored. Chanologists upset by lack of response, contact DC Police. DC Police forced to look into matter and Officer 3915's inaction. |
| • [JUL/10] AnonSParrow has conversation with investigating DC Police outside Scientology's DC building about Kim Bellotte's stalking report, and receives TRO info. |
| • [JUL/10] "AnonSParrow: I did file a police report that included the shooty mcshooter/camera grab, "V for Vendetta/we're going to kill you", and "things start to happen after dark"/fist pump. When the police officer left my apartment on Monday (after viewing the aforementioned video parts), she said she was heading over to the org. to find this guy and tell him he cannot be touching me or gesturing in that manner anymore. I told her that I wasn't sure if he would be there at that moment and she said if he isn't then she will go back until she finds him." |
| • [JUL/10] AnonSParrow issued a copy of a Suppressive Declare [goldenrod] by Scientology. The term is often applied to those whom the Church of Scientology perceives as its enemies, i.e. those whose "disastrous" and "suppressive" acts are said to impede the progress of individual Scientologists or the Scientology movement. |
| • [Jul/10] AnonSParrow: "...Ok so I was served (sort of) today at a protest. It's actually a notification about a hearing on Monday for the request for a TRO. I can go if I want. (I want.) ..." • AnonSParrow: "...I don't know if this happened or not but I suspect it did and that the TRO thing by Kim was in direct response to this enturbulation (police report)..." |
| • [JUL/10] Enter Kendrick Moxon: [text][video] The original hearing was to include just AnonSParrow, Kim Bellotte and the residing judge. At 10:00 am of the day of the hearing (scheduled for 3:00 pm), Kendrick Moxon (Kim Bellotte is now retaining Scientology's lead lawyer) drops off thick pack of additional evidence. At the meeting, "...the judge asks me if I'm representing myself or if I want an attorney. I explained to him that in the original complaint Kim Bellotte said she would be representing herself so I planned on representing myself but then Mr. Moxon showed up at my apartment with the evidence so I was caught off guard." Judge sees through railroading of accused, grants postponement of hearing till August 12th, to Moxon's dismay. Also agreed upon is AnonSParrow's unwritten agreement that he and Belotte would stay away from each other until that time (no protests at Scientology's DC building). [document] |
| • [AUG/10] Fellow DC protesters fill the void created by AnonSParrows absence, by protesting a recruitment event BBQ at Scientology's building, thus hampering their recruitment attempts once again. |
| • [AUG/10] Multiple auctions (still ongoing) started to help AnonSParrow out with his upcoming lawyer expenses. [see this section at WWP for ongoing auctions] |
| • [AUG/10] "...Brian Mandigo AKA Sparrow has been notified to turn himself in to face criminal charges no later than AUG-5-2010. The DC Police Department has decided to present Kim Bellotte's complaint of stalking to a prosecutor and they found cause to have a warrant issued for his arrest..." |
| • [AUG/10] ACLU contacted. Not interested in dealing with the criminal part of this case, "...Our attorneys are experienced civil litigators, but criminal cases involve an entirely different set of procedural rules and, broadly speaking, require a different sort of expertise. Because of this divide, the ACLU exclusively litigates civil actions, while other organizations (such as public defender services) specialize in criminal defense..." |
| • [AUG/10] AnonSParrow retains criminal defense attorney. |
• 1977 Kendrick Moxon: was named as an unindicted co-conspirator after the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into criminal activities by Scientology operatives called "Operation Snow White".Gerry Armstrong: On Kendrick Moxon, FBI & Scientology Criminal Cases
• 2009 LasVegas Swat Gets Duped By Scientology Lawyers: Justice of the Peace Eric Goodman on Thursday ordered Metro Police to return everything they seized in a midnight raid last month at the Las Vegas home of anti-Scientologist Colby Schoolcraft.
• 2008 Gregg Housh: Housh had registered his name with the city of Boston as the protest permit holder, and the Scientology organization obtained his name by requesting it from the city. Shortly afterwards, Housh was served with charges of trespassing, criminal harassment, and months later disturbing the peace and disturbing religious worship.
The charges were proven to be false and fabricated.
On October 23, 2008, the Church of Scientology issued a press release incorrectly stating that Housh was a "self-proclaimed leader" of a local cell of a terrorist group called "Anonymous".After passing through the courts of four separate judges, Judge Thomas C. Horgan issued a one-year "continuance without a finding," effectively dismissing the charges.
• 1990's Keith Henson: declared bankruptcy in response to the judgment. Henson began protesting Scientology regularly, standing outside of Scientology's Gold Base, with a picket sign. The organization sought to obtain a restraining order, which failed.
As a result of this conflict, Henson was charged with three misdemeanors under California Law: making criminal threats, attempting to make criminal threats and threatening to interfere with freedom to enjoy a constitutional privilege.
Sheriff’s Detective Tony Greer, Riverside County lead investigator, said: "In reviewing all of the Internet postings I did not see any direct threat of violence towards the church or any personnel of the church."
The jury verdict of the trial resulted in Henson being convicted of one of the three charges: "interfering with a religion."
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WWP ~ Washington DC: Scientology attempts to lure customers in with free a BBQ cookout (KSW: Keep Serving Watermelon). But not even the starving venture into Scientology's temporary tent-city while protesters: The following email that was forwarded to the DC Internal Affairs Metro Police about the protest in the video below sums up what happened nicely:I would like to report officer 3915 for refusing to file a report concerning an assault on a protester. The victim was approached by a Scientologist exiting the Scientology building making gun gestures towards the protester.Read more about this at WWP and ExScn.net [update: following day > revenge protest]
Then, the same Scientologist moved within the protester's personal space and aggressively grabbed his videocamera, trying to take it away from the protester. After finally letting go of the protester's videocamera, the scientologist then proceeded to question the protester about military service while grabbing the protester's dogtags and trying to pull those off.
This is clearly aggressive behavior that is by law, assault. The officer watched a witnesses videotape and dismissed it with no valid reasons. The officer went on to mock the protester's claim that he would put the video on the internet by saying that he would be surprised if anyone watched it. By refusing to file a report, this sends the message that your department condones violent and aggressive behavior in society.
As of this e-mail, there have been hundreds of views in less than 24 hours. Officer 3915 has refused to fulfill his duty and this matter should be investigated and dealt with, in a thorough manner. The following link is a YouTube posting of the video shot by the protester and clearly shows the events that unfolded.
It's a good chance the celebration has already started by the time this post goes up, but you can follow any play-by-play action that may occur at WWP's post-raid thread. Mods will be adding updates from protesers using low-resolution/low-bandwidth platform devices [cellphones].
Scientologists leaving the org after course surrounded us and just watched, one woman taking pictures from the steps as he attacked me. I didn't raise my hands or defend myself or say anything besides "Taking pictures of me? Really?"
"...A Scientologist named Reinhard Koenig [see photo] assaulted a NYC anon visiting in DC today. Ron Jeremy from NYC was playing music and enturbulating when the very old man came out of the Scientology building, kicked him in the shin, and walked to the corner.
