WWP FEB.21.13 ~ Dianetics remains the #1 hook used to get people into Scientology, but
how easy is it for people to easily find out the truth about it on the
net? A web search typically turns up stuff like Wikipedia (which is
OK), pro-Dianetics sites from the cult (barf), and sites that are
informative but too scholarly-sounding for casual reading. There aren't
enough critical sites on the subject that are short and easy to read.
These are important for the tl/tr crowd or those who are simply pressed
for time.
thedianeticsscam.com
That's where The Dianetics Scam comes in. At least that's the idea. Use either of the following URL's:
The Dianetics Scam gets straight to the point about the cult's
recruiting tactics and is aimed for the reader who has little to no
knowledge about the subject. It may also serve as a resource when
launching harpoons or doing other projects. Getting the truth about
Dianetics out on the web is key, and the more critical resources we have
in various flavors, the better.
Dublin ~ A major anti-Scientology conference will be held in Dublin on Saturday, June 30th at the Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. A demonstration is scheduled for the following day, Sunday July 1st at the Scientology mission, 64 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
Former Scientology member and conference organizer Pete Griffiths
states that the conference called “Dublin Offlines” is organized by
ex-members of the Scientology organization, independent Scientologists,
critics of the Scientology organization and family members of those who
have been affected by Scientology.
Scheduled to speak at the conference are:
• Jamie DeWolf (great-grandson of L. Ron Hubbard)
• Tory Christman (ex-Sea Org)
• Samantha Domingo (ex-Sea Org)
• John Duignan (ex-Sea Org, author of “The Complex”)
• Stephen Jones (ex-Sea Org)
• Sharone Stainforth (ex-Sea Org)
• Pete Griffiths (ex-Mission executive director)
• David Love (ex-Narconon staff)
• Gabrielle Wynne (ex-mission staff)
• John McGhee (ex-Scientologist public)
• Mary Abadi (ex-Sea Org)
• Gerry Armstrong (ex-Sea Org, former personal secretary to L. Ron Hubbard)
• Anne Robinson (disconnected sister of Tony Phelan)
• Dr Martin Poulter (Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bristol)
• Professor Gabriella Coleman (Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University)
WWP June 24 ~ The following is a round-up of Scientology/Narconon protests that were held in different parts of the world this weekend, as reported on the WhyWeProtest forum.
Happy Summer Solstice y'all! A New Beginning, Again. Moar Raids. Moar
Raep. Moar Caek. Moar Video Evidence that Scientology is a Predatory
Hate Group, which BREAKS UP FAMILIES, ATTACKS it's CRITICS, and practices MEDICAL ABUSE. Also, DEATHS.
Below, Tony Ortega, editor of The Village Voice, joins clubbers for a group photo in front of Scientology's San Francisco Org during one of the weekly protest/dance parties.
mcalesternews.com June 23 ~ The grieving mother of a 32- year-old man who died at Narconon Arrowhead joined a group of protesters called “Mothers against Narconon” on Saturday.
Shirley Graves, mother of Gabriel Graves who died at facility in October, stood silently holding a poster with picture of her son with several others were stationed at the Arrowhead Park Ranger station, less than a mile from the Narconon facility.
During the demonstration, a moment of silence was interrupted when a photographer from the direction of the Narconon facility proceeded to closely photograph Graves mother while she held the American flag and a picture of her deceased son.
For more on this story, see Monday's print or electronic editions of the McAlester News-Capital.
When we say that we got support at this raid, you have no idea. People said how they'd missed us, a few people stayed and chatted for ages, we had 3 photographers come just for pics of the miniraid (one of which was our friend DN-Photos on Flickr), a guy bought us all coffee and said he was proud of us and the list goes on.
A decent turn-out considering that this was fairly improptu, 400+ fliers given out and I think we have some pretty awesome footage.
Montreal Anonymous protest looked pretty bleak at first, with only two of us at the beginning. Then more began appearing and we had a total of ten happy, frisky Anons.
Volumes of flyers handed out to public.
This was a test protest to see if Montreal Police would hand out $500.00 fines for wearing Masks. A new Montreal City by-law prohibits the wearing of masks at any protest where there are more than three people.
A Case was filed by myself (David Love) recently with the Quebec Human Rights Commission - RE: Namely, the City of Montreal and Montreal Police are in breach of numerous Charter Violations - government is investigating and I expect an amendment soon - - with NO fines in the interim.
We basically spent the entire raid chalking the sidewalk and waiting for Domenic to come out and douse the sidewalk over and over and over again. SS, dude, you gotta do Dra's suggestion about the video and music. High hilarity.
Let's see. Well, when you're chalking and Domenic is throwing water at you time flies. We did have a pretty strong police response not too long after we go there. Four squad cars pulled up, with about five officers eventually standing in front of the Org.
Man, it was just like the old days! When the one officer gave us the standard instruction about not blocking sidewalk traffic he added in a little note about not stretching in front of the Org. No stretching? Yep. So of course I did some stretching later on.
At the end of the raid we spotted three kids wearing what looked to be EPF variant clothing. I followed towards the back door but they ran inside. SS should have some video of what they looked like for all of you.
That was a blast! I wish every raid could be that much fun! [more photos]
Anonymous visited the Christopher Street Day 2012 in Berlin at June 23rd in Berlin. We had a huge banner, many informative flyers and pots of „Peeeeenis“-stickers.It was a heady atmosphere, many people gave us positive reactions, some were even enthusiastic.
Anonymous set an example and advocated acceptance and tolerance regarding trans-, metro-, bi- … and homosexuals. Scientology however is a homophobic cult and sees homosexuals as sexually perverted people.
The flyers gave the reader a lot of information about the homophobia the Cult of Scientology is preaching. And there – of course – was no Scientology-vehicle at the Christopher Street day although Scientology is (according to themselves) a connecting and tolerant “religion”. Weird, huh? [more pics @ flicker]
His first scheduled guest: David Love, known for exposing the exploitation, extortion, and coercive abuses within Scientology-Narconon drug rehab program.
The Big List of former members of the Church of Scientology
that have spoken out publicly, has grown to over 1800, according to a list researched and compiled by Anonymous over the last few years. The list demonstrates that there is a
significant problem with organized Scientology and disproves their worn-out apologist line 'Just a few disgruntled apostates with axes to grind ' when someone leaves their organization.
The individuals on the list have spoken out under their real names
against the abuses seen and experienced within the so-called church
despite being subjected to Scientology’s “Fair Game” policy, which gives
members permission to destroy its critics. Most former members do not
ever speak out against the church, largely because of this policy.
The stories told by these ex-members are similar to the revelations made
recently by former members speaking out against Scientology in highly
visible stories in the New York Times, the St. Petersburg Times, a five-part series on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, the Village Voice, and
most recently, the Debbie Cook New Years Email (pdf).
The list, which continues to grow daily, contains many names of
individuals who no longer practice Scientology at all as well as many
others who do. What they have in common is that each of them has decided
to step forward and tell the world what happened during their time
within organized Scientology.
While their backgrounds vary widely, their
stories are similar and many themes run throughout: rigid control of
information, enforced disconnection from loved ones who are critical of
the group, zealous campaigns to squeeze money from members, physical and
emotional abuse of children and adults, slave labor camps designed to
reinforce indoctrination, and many other disturbing practices. The
problem is not limited to any particular country. Their compelling
stories emerge from numerous countries all around the world spanning
decades.
Anonymous now celebrates the compilation and publication of a 1800-strong list of human voices no longer silenced, and never again
alone. Documentation is provided for each name included in the list.
All remaining victims or observers of abuse within organized
Scientology are invited to speak out and add their names and their
messages. We hope that the courage shown by those named on this list empowers more people to come forward with their stories of abuse, and ultimately
prevents such abuses from ever taking place again.
Since February 2008, Anonymous has protested the crimes and abuses of
the “Church of Scientology” and its many front groups. These protests,
as well as public awareness efforts like the Big List, will continue.
big tip'o the mask to RightOn for keeping this project alive.
The NarCONon is Scientology web site at Crackpots.ORG has moved to Crackpots.US. If you have content that links to Crackpots.ORG, please update your links to go to the new Crackpots.US domain.
The Narconon organization has been exposed to be a "Church" of Scientology front which is in no way connected with the real drug addiction treatment program called Narcotics Anonymous.
Anyone contemplating taking the Scientology organization's unscientific and risky "Purification Rundown" proceedure, or participating in any of the cult's other dangerous quack medicial proceedures needs to know the history of the Narconon front group, what courts have ruled about it, what newspapers have discovered and reported, and what the lack of scientific merits for the cult's proceedures mean to individuals who are trying to quit their addictions.
The goals of the Scientology cult would appear to be to use their fake front Narconon as a method of recruitment, preying upon people who are already known by the organization to have addictive personalities, and who are unaware of who actually runs Narconon.
"No Love For Narconon" Interview / The Edge (WXYB)
Tom Smith hosts 'The Edge': Mr David Love is a former staff member at Narconon Trois-Rivières, a drug detox center run by scientologists, for scientology.
We learn from this interview that Mr Love also has extensive knowledge of what goes on behind closed doors at Narconon and has met some of the U.S.-based high executives of this organization. . 1520AM tampa florida.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of Lisa McPherson's death (February 10, 1959 – December 5, 1995). xenutv.com ~ Lisa was a devoted Scientologist for many years. In late 1995, she indicated to family and friends that she would be coming home to Texas. She never made it home. Instead, Lisa spent her last days confined in Scientology’s Fort Harrison Hotel.
During those 17 days, Lisa was undergoing a psychotic breakdown while under constant guard by Scientology staffers who tried to handle her with Hubbard policies. By the time they rushed her to a hospital it was too late. She had lost 40 pounds and was severely dehydrated. Lisa was pronounced dead on arrival.
Lisa's case is a good representation of the many people harmed or even killed by Scientology. Her case is well documented from court proceedings, Scientology documents, and good reporting. It's also a case that DM [David Miscavige] himself had a direct hand in, according to Marty Rathbun.
lisamcpherson.org averages about 250 visitors per day. There are many other sites that tell her story as well, so her life is remembered. Lisa's family wanted her story to be told so her fate would not happen to anyone else. Thanks to the Internet, this will be accomplished. ~ J.Jacobsen
Public Eye, CBS TV, 1/7/98 Since first attracting attention more than 30 years ago the tenets of Scientology have been reviled by critics and revered by supporters. Those same supporters have earned a fierce reputation for relentlessly using the courts to defend Scientology, ultimately gaining it tax exempt status as a recognized religion. In recent years, the church's profile has been enhanced by association with a variety of Hollywood stars, famous folks who have put a shining face on a self-styled church that's often clouded by secrecy and mistrust. All of which brings us to a lawsuit in Florida, a wrongful death suit that has pitted proponents of Scientology against the family of a young woman who died in the prime of her life. Kristin Jeannette-Meyers, herself a lawyer, details the sad end of Lisa McPherson... [complete archived transcript @ lisamcpherson.org]
thestar.com ~ The YouTube user, who uses the alias “theforcebewithme,” can’t even remember writing the specific comment that now has him defending a $1.2 million defamation lawsuit launched by Toronto’s now notorious “Officer Bubbles.”
Const. Adam Josephs seeks to compel the Google-owned YouTube to reveal the identity of the person who created and posted the videos as well as any information it has on the 24 other users who made allegedly defamatory remarks.
The case highlights a collision between two worlds: The wild-west of social media, where people under aliases throw insults without pause versus the laws of the old media world, where people are held accountable for everything they write.
'Officer Bubbles': How he met Ms. Streisand
Bubbles Bathing In Media Attention (Part2)
Well. Officer Bubbles. It seems you just can't get enough of that internet notoriety. You not only focused the world's (short-spanned) attention to the G20 demonstrations last summer by acting like a pompous idiot, but by suing YouTube, you've managed to conger up a second Streisand Effect for you and your fellow police officers in Toronto. ATTABOY! Way to stay off the radar. MEMEs are forming in basment-dwelling imaginations as we speak, I'm sure. Enjoy your fail, Bubbles.
The Whole "Officer Bubbles" Story:
Toronto Neighborhood Responds to G20 Policing
Funny thing about Streisand Effects. They bring in the attention of others who were too busy with their own life, like me. I must have been buried in some other project, because I totally missed this happening last summer. But thanks to Officer Bubbles, the world has a reason to go back and watch everything that went on at the G20 Summit. Thanks Const. Adam Josephs. Without you, I, and others, might have missed all these other police videos.
...not that there's anything wrong with that, rofl. WWP ~ Today, Huffington Post's lead article (only the splash page) on the Air Force's discontinuation of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" is accompanied by a still Of Tom Cruise from "Top Gun". The headline has since changed from "PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF" to "MAVERICKS", but how long before it reads that classic line from Closet episode of South Park? "WERE SO SUED".
Oh well, so much for all that street cred you've been trying to build up since your little couch incident. All wiped out in one picture posting.
Also, as mentioned in the thread: lol! perfect timing with the green light for Top Gun 2. So I thought it fitting do drag these past TOP GUN movie clips out of the archives.
Top Gun 2: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Quentin Tarantino: Gay Top Gun
Tip of the 'ol thruster nozzle to: Django, Johnny Thunder and RightOn.
As described here and here, this week young Daniel Montalvo wanted to escape from Scientology's SeaOrg (you know, that whole billion year contract outfit) in LA, and (eventually) contacts two upper management ex-scientologists*, Marty Rathbun (former top-lieutenant ) and Tom Devocht (one time vice-president of CoSFSO Inc) They get him out of LA and on a flight to Florida.
Drop It Into Overdrive
OK. So far, so good. But wait. The kid took some hard-drives when he left. Uh-oh. First monkey wrench in the works. So, they ship the drives back [to where? no mention] Scientology says they didn't receive them [real surprise. Also, these guys ever heard of a "bonded courier"? You know, set-up that paper-trail thingy? Naah, didn't think so.]
Here Comes The Bus Well turns out young Montalvo wants to talk to his mother (who is a Scientologist).
Moxon proceeds to tell Montalvo that if he returned and cooperated by "routing out properly", he could avoid a life behind bars. Although Devocht told Montalvo that he was walking into a trap, Montalvo returned to LA like a good little obedient Scientologist.
[Where's that TONE 40 I keep hearing all about, Devocht? Also, no word on where he got the cash to return to LA, hummm.]
Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
In LA, Daniel was picked up by an investigator in a black car with blacked out windows. Instead of being taken to a hotel, where he could route out as promised, he was taken to the Century City Towers. He was deposited in an office on the 33rd floor where a pricey church lawyer interrogated him for two hours.
Montalvo was accused of taking church property, the hard drives, although he insisted that he'd sent them back. Montalvo was then taken to jail, where he spent 70 hours before he was bailed out by another former Scientologist, musician Tiziano Lugli.
Rathbun then gets on his blog and tells the world, "OMG! Scientology pulled a fast one on a kid!".
Why is this odd? One of Rathbun's jobs (or hats as they like to call them) while with Scientology was to make sure that people didn't blow or escape. He knew exactly what this kid was setting himself up for.
Who Run Barter Town? Scilon City?
It's too bad this kid didn't realize he walked right into the middle of Scientology's ongoing "turf war" between Miscavige (current head honcho) and Rathbun.
In the first paragraph I labeled Rathbun & Co. *ex-scientologists. That's not really true. They're more like ex-Miscavige-ists.
They believe in Hubbard's Tech Con, and believe Miscavige is going to run it into the ground. Why let the perfectly good Three Card Monte of Religions go to waste? Right now they're in the process of coaxing current Scientologists over to their side. And Daniel, well he's just a pawn in Xenu's Tug-Of-War, and will probably end up right back on the same boat that he thought he had escaped from [SeaOrg/boat, see what i did thar?].
1-866-XSEAORG (973-2674) ExSeaOrg.com (and toll-free phone number above) have been created by Ex Sea Org members to assist our fellow exes to reclaim your life. Many people are broke and don't know anyone on the outside when they exit. Well, those that came before you are organized and ready to help. Reconnect with old friends, family, and the rest of the world. Don't end up under the Rathbun-ology bus.
Sea Org/Scientology: message to current members from an EX
theregister.co.uk ~ A website run by the conservative Tea Party movement was overrun by the denizens of 4chan on Tuesday.
Website vulnerabilities on the official teaparty.org website allowed pranksters to divert surfers landing on the photo section of the site to smut and shock sites.
It's unclear what website security shortcomings were exploited in that attack and whether these are now closed. Boing Boing is hosting some screenshots [click on thumbs on right].[more]
mediaite.com ~ All through last night, the media section of TeaParty.org, an official Tea Party website, was bombarded with new users who filled the photo section with shocking and offensive pictures (Example: a very, very NSFW photoshop of Sarah Palin). The pictures were so shocking that the site almost began to look like the outlaw imageboard 4chan. Now, I wonder who could have done it. I wonder… [list of more screenshots listed @ reddit].
It was almost definitely 4chan. For those of you that don’t know, 4chan (namely Whoops.(1&2) Not supposed to talk about them. ) is an anonymous messageboard where people post ribald stories, jokes, and pictures and generally try to out gross each other. They also are highly organized and have used their internet powers for extreme good and also, occasionally, a little bit of evillulz.[more]
Scientology Can't Even Clear A Sidewalk, Never Mind A Planet WWP ~ Scientologists continue to harass protesters in front of their building in Washington DC and as you can see in the video, they don't vary from their TECH on how to discourage critics. Also, remember, these are the (self-professed) most ethical people on the planet.
• Quote a law that doesn't exist (filming in public).
• 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).
[radiopaul] Scientology Protest DC 8-26-2010 [part 1]
Note: Ken Moxon (Kim Belotte's lawyer) arrives in DC and makes a brief appearance in the last few moments of Part 3, luggage in tow.
• [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.
Take Down Of A Take Down...Of A Take Down
And since Kendrick Moxon's name came up in today's post, let's continue to look into what some are trying to eliminate from the public's view. Of course, we know, once something goes up on the the internet, it never goes away.
Below is a soundtrack of a video-blogger who posted a mirror of Gerry Armstrong's opinion of Kendrick Moxon and then found it removed through a TOS violation. Note: the video-blogger's original video, where the soundtrack originated, (I believe) was taken down with a TOS violation also. Listen in, and you be the judge if it rates a violation.
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 church's corporation's unethical operations.
One of the reasons Scientology is trying to stifle the protesting at one of their newer flagship Orgs is the demonstrators, along with discouraging newer recruits from joining, are documenting and broadcasting the fact that this organization is lying to their members and the press as to their booming stats and numbers. Well, needless to say, they are none to pleased at this situation.
In RadioPaul's latest video, we find a couple of 'SeaOrg'ers attempting to discourage said protester from filming the goings on at their particular Hubbardville meeting house. This time they use the don't film my child statement in an attempt to chill the effect of the videographer. But thanks to the magic of floating gray boxes, the youngster could be David Miscavige for all we know (he's a little short) and the supposed mother's uncanny rant still gets worldwide coverage.
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
Hubbard Never Met Streisand
Also, as a sidenote: You'd think by now Scientologists would have figured out, when you speak into a protester's camera, there's a chance you could be speaking to the world. Anonymous is a worldwide UN-organization with worldwide broadcast capabilities. But then again, Hubbard never even mentioned the internet in any of his teachings, so how dangerous could it be to Scientology's existence?
Lake Aleknagik, AK ~ Former United States Senator Ted 'the internet, it's not a big truck, it's a series of tubes' Stevens was killed in a plane crash in southwestern Alaska on Monday night. Five of the nine people on board the gigantic Google/YouTube 787 transporter headed to a remote fishing lodge were killed in the crash.
The rescue crew was not able to reach the crash site for more than 12 hours after the accident because of rain, high winds and heavy fog in an area of mountains and lakes north of Bristol Bay, not to mention all the Verizon FIOS installation trucks blocking the remote passes.
The plane went undetected by radar because in the area where it went down, about 20 miles north of Dillingham, there is no radar, wifi or cable coverage, according to one fishing lodge expert familiar with the area. The expert asked not to be identified because the FCC/Fish & Wildlife Div. is in charge of releasing information. The section of internet being transported was under DMCA Safe-Harbor flight rules, two people familiar with the area said, meaning that it was not being directed through normal routes that would normally tag and track it.
Movie tech, Eddy Troutman, said,"...Stevens wanted to watch a movie while fishing, so we arranged with YouTube to transport a tube of the internet up to his fishing lodge. Had I known the movie was Convoy, I would have refused. Everybody knows the internet's not a big truck, and it can't handle that many at once either..."
Unconfirmed reports suggest a false DMCA take-down may have been the cause of that particular section of the internet to crash.The RIAA was not answering their phones and could not be reached for comment.
Mr. Stevens, who had been the longest-serving Republican in the United States Senate while representing Alaska, was 86. He also advocated for a bridge connecting two sparsely-populated Alaskan islands, commonly known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" (not to be confused with Scientology's Bridge to Nowhere).
Even though nobody in the media contacted them, Scientology spokesperson, Tommy Davis, released a statement claiming "...Xenu and his rocket-powered DC-8 was not responsible for the senator's crash." Adding,"...if anybody in the media reports that, they're a religious bigot."
Scientologists could very well cause the next ice-age with the amount of chilling-effect it produces by perverting the legal system.
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.
One such attempt, oddly enough, seems to be pulled straight from the Matrix's Red Dress scene. Note: Conversation in the YouTube clip parallels the Cult of Scientology so closely, it's uncanny.
Scientology Protest Washington DC 178.3
Recorded 7/13/10 - Washington DC. Kim Bellotte, Scientologist who is behind AnonSParrow's TRO and stalking charges, sets a trap to bait the protester into harassing her on camera by going out of her way to "parade" in front of him. (this was before the TRO had come to light).Scientologist, Vicky, assigned to get it on video.
Scientology Protest: Chicago 'Red Dress' Incedent At a recent Chicago protest [July 31st] a woman came out of the Scientology center in blue jeans, black shirt, sneakers taking pics of protesters and giving them the finger(?). Then,[later the same day] in Kim Belotte Fashion, she later struts out in a outfit [that screams]"LOOK AT ME!!!!!", walking around the protesters then walking off to the side, doing nothing.
OZ: Today Tonight/ Scientology Attempts Chilling Effect With AVO
AVO (the Australian equivalent to the US's TRO) offers protection from domestic violence in NSW. An AVO offers protection against acts of violence such as the following: physical assault, non-physical abuse such as harassment or intimidation, damage or threatened damage to property. Today Tonight investigates and finds the protection needed is baseless through video evidence.
WWP ~ What started off with an ex-Scientologist voice his opinion in front of the Washington DC Scientology building has escalated into an all-out legal battle with Scientology corporation's top lawyer, Kendrick Moxon, taking on the 1st Amendment's right of free speech VIA a trumped-up stalking charge to silence the critic, AnonSParrow.
This is nothing new in Scientology's legal bag 'o tricks to discourage critics from airing their opinions, especially when it starts affecting Scientology's bottom line. In fact, Hubbard, Scientology's founder, even wrote a policy on it:
"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]
• [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..."
Lawyer Gives Speech on Scientology's Abuse of the US Legal System [Part 1]
Graham Berry, long time activist/lawyer speaks at a conference about Scientology's abuse of critics. Sept 4th 08 Hamburg, Germany. Part [2-3-4-5]
Examples of Scientology's Legal History:
• 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".
• 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."
Gerry Armstrong: On Kendrick Moxon, FBI & Scientology Criminal Cases Gerry Armstrong gives a very blunt description of Kendrick Moxon and his involvement in the FBI investigation into Scientology's nefarious US government infiltration.
techfreqnews.com ~ The Tom Cruise / Scientology video. It never be un-funny. Almost as classic as the Stooges. I said almost. But it's definitely a cult classic on YouTube.
Well, the original link to today's GoogleNews source is gone! Oh! shades of yesteryear.
Luckily, for anyone who's never seen it (is that possible?), Gawker will always have the story on it and the video seems to have survived all this time on YouTube. [see below]
Post-report of July.17.10 protest event from Radio Paul @ WWP in Washington DC:
We were meet by a DC two star (Asst Police Chief) and a bird (Commander) as well as a captain as soon as we showed up. I have not seen that much brass since I was in the military. It was clear to me that the video posting and complaints had an effect.
Also I spoke to the Captain and specifically discussed the prior event and he had told me he saw the video and did not feel it got to a level of a major concern, I stated I felt otherwise. He also made a statement to the larger group that seemed to contradict if he actually saw the video and when Sparrow asked if he could grab a Scientology camera was told no and then asked if they could grab his he again said no and if either side got in to the face of the other or there was any physical contact there would be an arrest of the guilty party. There were a total of five uniformed police officers and they as well as the captain we very professional and fair to each side.
One of the cult members complained that a Anon brushed against him and when the officer determined that it was an accidental brush, Sylvia who was not even present for the incident went to another officer and tried again to get Anon arrested. It was funny to watch Sue and Vicky sticking like glue to the Officer in charge never leaving him alone for more than a few moments and talking to him about everything from the weather to the evils on Anonymous. [more>>>]
Part1 / 181.1 Anonymous Scientology Protest
AnonSparrow on his way to Kinkos to make copies of his goldenrodSP Declare stops by the Washington DC Ideal Org to watch the seaorg-ers setting up tents for this year's Maiden Voyage 2010 OT (Operating Thetan) Event.
Part2 / 181.2 Anonymous Scientology Protest
They get this party started. Anons begin to show up and a briefing from police as to what is and isn't allowed. Seems in DC, you can't use colored chalk on the sidewalks. Just white. (yeah, there's a joke in there somewhere)
Part3 / 181.3 Anonymous Scientology Protest
This video contains most of the footage during the actual event. Also, Most memorable quote at the end of this video, officer on patrol states, "...if he touches your camera, I'm slapping the cuffs on him"(screencap used for photo above).
Part4 / 181.4 Anonymous Scientology Protest
President (assumed) of DC Ideal Org confirs with patrolman at event. 30 second stare-down from Scientology doorman (with no neck, lol). DC Party-van makes an appearance.
Part5 / 181.5 Anonymous Scientology Protest
Part6 / 181.6 Anonymous Scientology Protest
Part7 / 181.7 Anonymous Scientology Protest
Grabby McKamera (yesterday's star assaulter) just can't see to quit with the subtle threats: Sponge caught these:
@ 5:00 "When it get dark, certain different things start happening when it get dark"
@ 5:28 Does a mime, making a fist and punching into palm of his other hand.
@ the end, Sparrow records him saying something (but I can't make it out).
It's More Likely Than You Think
Scientology. They've gone and done it again. Kicked the internet's hornets nest.
Seems local Scientology 'churches' have been spamming Craigslist with everything from vaguely worded ads promoting mental health fixes with free seminars to marriage counseling for depressed internetites.
Enter ClearCraig. A chanology project that was started on WWP back in '09 has received some reviving interest from some ex-scientologists at exscn.net, who along with running the anon's ClearCraig spam-flagging utility, produce daily lists to flag as spam manually.
These lists are a little tougher to follow, as they create a new thread in the general discussion area exscn.net's forum (search for Target [insert number]example) as updated lists are produced.
Also note that ClearCraig is in beta, and recently the expansion of searches have been put on hold for some needed re-tooling of the program.
Courtesy Reminder Video
As a public service, the original Message to Scientology video from 2008 is embedded for those Scientologists who have forgotten exactly who's playground they're playing on.
Anti-Anderson Cooper Magazine/DVD Handed It Out At CNN Hdqrs Business Insider ~ The Church of Scientology doesn't like it when the media gives it less-than-positive coverage (which is pretty much the only type of coverage the media gives it), and its members tend to get rather aggro with the journalists who produce such features.
David Miscavige Says:'Look At Me, World, I'm An Idiot!'
From what I understand, AC360's ratings really weren't that great when the Scientology expose originally aired, but in full footbullet fashion, Scientology never fails to make an ass of itself in the media's eyes.
And just when the report was going to drift off the reading/watching public's radar, David Miscavige makes himself the next shiney thing on the intertubes by pulling this stunt.
A review of Freedom magazine's spread from an ex-scientologist:
"... I think I get what this is, mostly. It is a puff piece authored by OSA [Office of Special Affairs] for DM [David Miscavige] as the main single audience/reader. It is made to fit in with what DM would approve of, so OSA gets back in his good books. It is amazingly stupid when applied to the real world outside DM's tight orbit...."
Anderson Cooper 360 / Scientology: a history of violence
Six minute segment of CNN's AC360 that aired last month on the violent internal history of David Miscavige's (so called) 'religious' empire.