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Lawsuit filed against organized scientology’s labor violations

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SME

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Jan 7, 2009, 8:36:51 PM1/7/09
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In the interest of spreading this news of a lawsuit just filed in the
USA against organized scientology's abuse of labor laws and other
related matters, here is a link to a posting I just did on WWP about
this:

http://tinyurl.com/9frucj

FYI

SME

Tim Vaughan

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Jan 7, 2009, 8:57:59 PM1/7/09
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BRAVO Mr. Headly !!!

Fearful


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Quaoar

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Jan 7, 2009, 9:01:57 PM1/7/09
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Thanks for posting this. Such a suit is a long time coming. OTOH, the
cult will bring its largest artillery in its defense. I hope,
fervently, that this suit will remain alive after the first horrific
barrages of Scientology's legal assaults.

For those of us on the sidelines, this should be a good show!

Q

t_shuffle

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Jan 7, 2009, 9:31:48 PM1/7/09
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I remember you hinting at something coming a short while back. It seem that
you, Sir, have delivered.


Kat

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Jan 7, 2009, 11:47:51 PM1/7/09
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Oh this is amusing. *stockpiles popcorn for the entertainment to come*

barbz

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Jan 8, 2009, 12:09:44 AM1/8/09
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Kat wrote:
> Oh this is amusing. *stockpiles popcorn for the entertainment to come*

Oh, hell yes! And there are others waiting, should this test case win.

I think the Chinese call it "the death of a thousand cuts."

Scientology is going to get nibbled apart by a big school of little
victims. What goes around comes around. Payback's a bitch. There's a
million ways to say what's about to come crashing down on the
totalitarian dwarf's well -coiffed head.

Pass the popcorn, pls!

--
--
Barb
Chaplain, ARSCC

"Every week, every month, every year, every decade and now
every century, Scientology does weird and stupid things
to damage its own reputation."
-Steve Zadarnowski

"Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable
insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as
Scientology."
-ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"

"$cientology sees the world this way: One man with a picket sign:
terrorism. Five thousand people dead in a deliberate inferno: business
opportunity.

$cientology oozes _under_ terrorists to hide."
-Chris Leithiser

xenufrance

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Jan 8, 2009, 3:24:32 AM1/8/09
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"SME" <larrybr...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
2f363e25-4e0e-4c8a...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups.com...

Oh my gawd, has scientology deserved ONE MORE criminal indictment for ONE
MORE crime?

that's too bad, for such a gentle sympathetic group of so marvellous people
led by such a lot of Saints, Saint Hubbard, Saint MissCabbage...

r


Eldon

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Jan 8, 2009, 4:30:30 AM1/8/09
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On Jan 8, 9:24 am, "xenufrance" <xenufra...@free.fr> wrote:
> "SME" <larrybren12...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 2f363e25-4e0e-4c8a-9170-114924cfa...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups.com...

>
> > In the interest of spreading this news of a lawsuit just filed in the
> > USA against organized scientology's abuse of labor laws and other
> > related matters, here is a link to a posting I just did on WWP about
> > this:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/9frucj
>
> > FYI
>
> > SME
>
> Oh my gawd, has scientology deserved ONE MORE criminal indictment for ONE
> MORE crime?

It isn't a criminal indictment, but a civil complaint.

Congratulations, Marc. This should be interesting, as it will surely
force them to play the religion card as much as possible.

xenufrance

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Jan 8, 2009, 11:57:57 AM1/8/09
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"Eldon" <Eldo...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
84ac0e34-0d44-44f0...@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

On Jan 8, 9:24 am, "xenufrance" <xenufra...@free.fr> wrote:
> "SME" <larrybren12...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 2f363e25-4e0e-4c8a-9170-114924cfa...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > In the interest of spreading this news of a lawsuit just filed in the
> > USA against organized scientology's abuse of labor laws and other
> > related matters, here is a link to a posting I just did on WWP about
> > this:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/9frucj
>
> > FYI
>
> > SME
>
> Oh my gawd, has scientology deserved ONE MORE criminal indictment for ONE
> MORE crime?

It isn't a criminal indictment, but a civil complaint.

thanks for the precision; but it's nevretheless indeed against criminal
activities like sequestration, enslavement, unpaid workjobs, humiliations,
various violations of human rights, non-assistance to endangered persons,
putting people at risk of committing suicide and advicing some to commit it
directly, some of these activities being indeed of a very criminal level
when they are committed "de sang-froid" by some cultists, particularly their
admiral Misscabbage.

(not a critic of what you say, Eldon; just an illustration of why I was
putting that this way).

roger

Eldon

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Jan 8, 2009, 1:09:00 PM1/8/09
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On Jan 8, 5:57 pm, "xenufrance" <xenufra...@free.fr> wrote:
> "Eldon" <EldonB...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 84ac0e34-0d44-44f0-9984-29ccd93c8...@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> On Jan 8, 9:24 am, "xenufrance" <xenufra...@free.fr> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "SME" <larrybren12...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> > 2f363e25-4e0e-4c8a-9170-114924cfa...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > In the interest of spreading this news of a lawsuit just filed in the
> > > USA against organized scientology's abuse of labor laws and other
> > > related matters, here is a link to a posting I just did on WWP about
> > > this:
>
> > >http://tinyurl.com/9frucj
>
> > > FYI
>
> > > SME
>
> > Oh my gawd, has scientology deserved ONE MORE criminal indictment for ONE
> > MORE crime?
>
> It isn't a criminal indictment, but a civil complaint.
>
> thanks for the precision; but it's nevretheless indeed against criminal
> activities like sequestration, enslavement, unpaid workjobs, humiliations,
> various violations of human rights, non-assistance to endangered persons,
> putting people at risk of committing suicide and advicing some to commit it
> directly, some of these activities being indeed of a very criminal level
> when they are committed "de sang-froid" by some cultists, particularly their
> admiral Misscabbage.

Yes, this case may expose criminal activities. But it is not about
putting anybody in jail; it is only about collecting money for
damages.

Later, a prosecutor might be interested in filing criminal charges.

Parker

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Jan 8, 2009, 4:18:01 PM1/8/09
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What will come to light is the underpayment of:
Social Security taxes & Medicare taxes
State income taxes
Federal income taxes
Disabilty insurance payments
State unemployment taxes

If the Franchise Tax Board could be induced to investigate the CO$
shortfall in those areas of State taxes, they would certainly be happy
to get the revenue. The State's a little short of cash these days.

Parker

peters...@gmail.com

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Jan 9, 2009, 9:43:05 AM1/9/09
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I have made some room on my website to report this law suit.
Also changed the "description" so it will show up in Google search,
and sent a short article to the Dutch news agency ANP.

Great job, Marc!

Peter

To keep in mind:
"The defense of anything is UNTENABLE. The only way to defend anything
is to ATTACK, and if you ever forget that, then you will lose every
battle you are ever engaged in, whether it is in terms of personal
conversation, public debate or court of law. NEVER BE INTERESTED IN
CHARGES. DO, yourself, much MORE CHARGING, and you will WIN. And the
public, seeing that you won, will then have a communication line to
the effect that Scientologists WIN. Don't ever let them have any other
thought then that Scientology takes all its objectives.

Another point directly in the interest of keeping the general public
to
the general public communication line is good odor: It is vitally
important that a Scientologist put into action and overtly keep in
action Article 4 of the Code: "I pledge myself to punish to the
fullest
extent of my power anyone misusing or degrading Scientology to harmful
ends."
[...]
- L. Ron Hubbard HCOPL 30 may 1974 Magazine Article on Level 0
Checksheet

http://www.scamofscientology.nl

tikk

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Jan 9, 2009, 11:44:35 AM1/9/09
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Skipper

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Jan 9, 2009, 12:45:10 PM1/9/09
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In article
<d172dfc8-f4a7-4657...@d42g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
tikk <pil...@gmail.com> wrote:

This kind of thing devastated the Ku Klux Klan and it'll take down
$cientology, too. After all, $cientology IS ONLY ABOUT MONEY.

peters...@gmail.com

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Jan 9, 2009, 2:39:30 PM1/9/09
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bump for obvious spam reasons. ;-)

Out_Of_The_Dark

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Jan 9, 2009, 5:44:54 PM1/9/09
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On Jan 7, 8:36 pm, SME <larrybren12...@aol.com> wrote:

Kudos to attorney Barry Van Sickle for his efforts and work in filing
this and for helping expose this terrible situation, for Marc Headley
and for all who have endured this slave labor over the years.

More on Marc Headley
http://glosslip.com/2008/04/24/glosslip-radio-exclusive-ex-scientologist-marc-headley-friday-april-25th-100pm-edt/

Zogmorton

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Jan 9, 2009, 10:37:16 PM1/9/09
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Does this lawsuit mean that David Miscavige or other execs (or ex-execs
who were there during Headley's tenure) can be subpoenaed and publicly
questioned about their labor practices?

realpch

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Jan 10, 2009, 12:23:54 AM1/10/09
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Thanks!

Peach
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Save some dough, save some grief:
http://www.xenu.net
http://www.scientology-lies.com

peters...@gmail.com

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Jan 11, 2009, 12:54:51 AM1/11/09
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BUMP!

peters...@gmail.com

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Jan 11, 2009, 12:06:16 PM1/11/09
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On 11 jan, 06:54, peterschi...@gmail.com wrote:
> BUMP!

Again.

Fredric L. Rice

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Jan 12, 2009, 11:36:38 PM1/12/09
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"Tim Vaughan" <tlcva...@att.net> wrote:

>BRAVO Mr. Headly !!!
>> http://tinyurl.com/9frucj

I would doubt that the lawsuit has any chance at all of being successful.

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SP4123105

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Jan 12, 2009, 11:51:49 PM1/12/09
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On Jan 12, 11:36 pm, fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:

Every lawsuit has a chance.
That's what it's all about -- in the wog world. The real world.
Bravo Mr. Headley!
Our newest hero. Hope he writes a book all about it and makes loads
of money.
There's your '150 quantum volts of theta energy.'

Out_Of_The_Dark

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Jan 13, 2009, 9:40:03 AM1/13/09
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On Jan 12, 11:36 pm, fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:

What a pessimistic and general statement to make. At least state why
you think that way about it?

Mary
http://www.lermanet.com/fraud

Out_Of_The_Dark

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Jan 14, 2009, 12:11:31 AM1/14/09
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Great analysis. Consider posting the whole thing here so it's on
usenet.

Mary

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