Mimsey Borogrove
Crusader
I was over at Tony's site this morning and John P had an interesting post about the criminal nature of disconnection:
John P. • 7 hours agaIn a new blog post this morning at my blog, financial crime expert Dr. Jeff Wasel suggests that we may want to expand the way we think about disconnection. We already know it's a repugnant and vile practice that splits apart families, often cruelly severing parents from their children. It may also cause Scientologists working for a newly ex-member to quit without notice, crippling a business. Dr. Wasel thinks we might want to look at disconnection as a financial crime, with a thinly veiled threat of extortion or blackmail hanging over anyone who is considering leaving or throttling back their donations to the cult.
https://tonyortega.org/2018/01/21/s...s-people-to-spread-its-propaganda/#more-45342
So I went to his page and am posting a few gems of the many there:
"The Ecclasiatical Protection Racket, or “Gee, That’s a Nice Family You Have There… Shame if Something Happened to It.”
This exercise is undertaken in a manner and behavior that closely resembles the crime of extortion, and by extension, blackmail in many instances, rather than anything remotely ecclesiastical. Extortion is defined as:
money or property by threat to a victim’s property or loved ones, intimidation, or false claim of a right (such as pretending to be an IRS agent). It is a felony in all states, except that a direct threat to harm the victim is usually treated as the crime of robbery."
"The Threat of Economic Havoc Is Real and Significant
Disconnection has a singularly disproportionate effect on business owners, particularly those tied into WISE (World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, an operation to spread Hubbard’s “management tech” into businesses in exchange for sizable royalties).
For instance a Scientology restaurant owner, who may be facing an ethics action, may receive a visit from a few of the boys who emphatically mention that his waiters may quit, should he decide to leave Scientology. He goes, they all go. Very few business could withstand the loss of a large percentage of their employees and eventual revenue stream. Contrast this with an old school brick through the window, and the underlying malice is clear as day."
http://www.johnpcapitalist.com/2018/01/scientology-disconnection-cross-line-criminal-behavior/
Maybe the practice should be criminalized. I think though the church is leery of threatening businesses - remember the "major flap" about one of the exes who sued his ( dentist ? Chiro?) over refusing service - I no longer recall the specifics - but the church doesn't want to get dragged into a lawsuit so they tend to be more lenient. That is a tar baby they want to avoid.
And you see a parallel with Ton and Katie Cruise - every once in a while his lack of Suri time becomes major tabloid news - but it is simply evidence of his disconnection. His actions speak louder than any disconnection letter. Can you imagine the hell if such a letter ever became public knowledge? Talk about economic havoc.
But! But! Will he resurface when she turns 18? Ohooo Nooo
Mimsey
John P. • 7 hours agaIn a new blog post this morning at my blog, financial crime expert Dr. Jeff Wasel suggests that we may want to expand the way we think about disconnection. We already know it's a repugnant and vile practice that splits apart families, often cruelly severing parents from their children. It may also cause Scientologists working for a newly ex-member to quit without notice, crippling a business. Dr. Wasel thinks we might want to look at disconnection as a financial crime, with a thinly veiled threat of extortion or blackmail hanging over anyone who is considering leaving or throttling back their donations to the cult.
https://tonyortega.org/2018/01/21/s...s-people-to-spread-its-propaganda/#more-45342
So I went to his page and am posting a few gems of the many there:
"The Ecclasiatical Protection Racket, or “Gee, That’s a Nice Family You Have There… Shame if Something Happened to It.”
This exercise is undertaken in a manner and behavior that closely resembles the crime of extortion, and by extension, blackmail in many instances, rather than anything remotely ecclesiastical. Extortion is defined as:
money or property by threat to a victim’s property or loved ones, intimidation, or false claim of a right (such as pretending to be an IRS agent). It is a felony in all states, except that a direct threat to harm the victim is usually treated as the crime of robbery."
"The Threat of Economic Havoc Is Real and Significant
Disconnection has a singularly disproportionate effect on business owners, particularly those tied into WISE (World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, an operation to spread Hubbard’s “management tech” into businesses in exchange for sizable royalties).
For instance a Scientology restaurant owner, who may be facing an ethics action, may receive a visit from a few of the boys who emphatically mention that his waiters may quit, should he decide to leave Scientology. He goes, they all go. Very few business could withstand the loss of a large percentage of their employees and eventual revenue stream. Contrast this with an old school brick through the window, and the underlying malice is clear as day."
http://www.johnpcapitalist.com/2018/01/scientology-disconnection-cross-line-criminal-behavior/
Maybe the practice should be criminalized. I think though the church is leery of threatening businesses - remember the "major flap" about one of the exes who sued his ( dentist ? Chiro?) over refusing service - I no longer recall the specifics - but the church doesn't want to get dragged into a lawsuit so they tend to be more lenient. That is a tar baby they want to avoid.
And you see a parallel with Ton and Katie Cruise - every once in a while his lack of Suri time becomes major tabloid news - but it is simply evidence of his disconnection. His actions speak louder than any disconnection letter. Can you imagine the hell if such a letter ever became public knowledge? Talk about economic havoc.
But! But! Will he resurface when she turns 18? Ohooo Nooo
Mimsey
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