The SP Times hasn't yet run the letter I sent them a few days ago, so I figured I'd post it here instead.
Editor,

Your article about Scientology's PIs trailing Jesse Prince ("Church critic trailed, arrested") raises some important questions:

Is hiring private investigators to trail an individual "virtually every day for at least four months" an appropriate use of tax-exempt money?

Given Prince's status as a witness in the Lisa McPherson case, does it constitute tampering with or intimidating a witness?

The story reveals that the Prince drug case involves Scientology, an organization that previously framed critics for crimes they didn't commit, including the former mayor of Clearwater. Does this discredit the key witnesses (the paid PIs) in the drug trial?

Finally, is a trial over a single marijuana plant (that may have been planted on Prince's porch by others), a trial which results from Scientology's invasive and deceptive investigation into the life of a private individual, a good use of the taxpayer's money?

Kristi Wachter
San Francisco, CA

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Kristi Wachter

the activist formerly known as "Jour" (before $cientology outed me) If I am not who you say I am, then you are not who you think you are. - James Baldwin

I think $cientology is hurting people and breaking the law, and I want them to stop it. See http://www.scientology-lies.com for more.