Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: TRUTH WILL NOT DIE FOR CA Message-ID: <9512182208.0V45B02@support.com> References: <4au4g0$de0@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Mon, 18 Dec 95 22:08:55 -0800 Lines: 64 davidson@sfsu.edu (Daniel Davidson) >The whole point of Dennis Erlich's behavior on a.r.s, leading to >the raid on his home, and the FactNet three's behavior on a.r.s, >leading to the raids on their homes, was THE RIGHT TO PENALTY FREE FAIR >USE CRITICISM OF POWERFUL PUBLIC ENTITIES. > >If we as a people are afraid to speak our minds because it causes >embarassment to powerful entities like Co$, then we are little >more than serfs and slaves. Any pretension to "freedom" then becomes >imaginary. Are we more than that now? When slime like these fascists can come into your house under the protection of the courts? >It would be an enormous tragedy if the decisions in any these cases >were sealed from public scrutiny. It would be *entirely* inconsistant with >their past actions if any of these people allowed themselves to be >silenced in exchange for lucre. No way, Jose. >Perhaps I am niave, but I do not believe that these heroic people will >trade the truth in for cash. I might trade a horse for water. But I wouldn't make him drink. You have my word. >The whole point of this struggle is to save another generation of children >from $cientology predation, predation that is made possible because >the public is largely uniformed of the magnitude of the abuses of Co$. And to prove to myself that they are no longer have any control over me. I want all the rights back that I gave up while I was under the ether. It's just part of my recovery. Turn-about's fair play, and all that. >To take cash in order to allow $cientology to once again hide behind sealed >decisions trivializes the nature of the assaults on Dennis, Tom, Netcom and >the FactNet three. It would be a travesty. I want to do my negotiations on irc. It's definately going to be open and with daily (or hourly) updates to ars. S'gonna be a real circus. And you all bought the e-ticket! >I don't believe it will happen. I look forward to reading the decisions. You'll enjoy them. > == Daniel Davidson == > ** Don't hit. Clean your mess. ** > davidson@sfsu.edu Cleaning my mess ... +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * *