i found this book in the library.....

RECOVERY FROM CULTS - Help for Victims of Psychological Abuse

Edited by Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.

Norton Publising, NYC, NY, 1993

CHAPTER 20 - LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: Regaining Independence and Initiative

"In many instances the legal system comes up short of being just."

costs and myths of being able to cut through thr perversion of language common totalistic groups. "An example of this appeared in an exchange of letters (Rosedale, 1992; Small, 1992) in THE AMERICAN LAWYER after its publication of an article (Horne, 1992) about the Church of Scientology's legal representation. A lawyer who had represented the church pointed out that in his view the differences between the Church of Scientology and ordinary litigants was that the church made decisions 'as a matter of principle" and was willing to litigate over principle more vigorously than other citizens. His statement is morally neutral until you determine what the principle is. If the 'principle' is to crush dissent or financially punish critics by using the legal system as a weapon, then the morally neutral statement becomes a road map for oppression. When I confronted a lawyer about his tolerance of his client's criminal conduct in a Scientology related case, he told me, 'You do what you have to do to win.' So much for 'principle.'

i just thought this was very interesting and hyper-relevant. this is what you see in the pending mcpherson, henson, padgett cases, and so many of previous cases involving the cult.

M.O.

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