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Threats

According to Scientology's Fair Game policy , an enemy of Scientology "May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed ." Are the following allegations the result of that policy?

Martin Ottman describes court cases in which German Scientologists were accused of threatening critics - one conviction, one conviction overturned on appeal, one acquittal

Germany

1973, 1992, 1995

a.r.s. post Jul 11 1996

Hana Whitfield says she was threatened while on the RPF, and threatened with being sued and followed and never left in peace for the rest of her life if she did not return to rejoin the RPF.

Clearwater FL

1982

web page dated Aug 8 1989

Annie Rosenblum’s declaration describes being drugged in a bar and waking up in a psychiatric ward with her front teeth knocked out, and receiving a threatening phone call a week later

Colorado

1978

declaration, webbed Apr 10 1995

Patrick Jost describes being threatened by an Ethics Officer, who then hit him and swung at him with a board.

Los Angeles

unknown

web page dated May 5 1995

Zane Thomas says that threats - real, "we-can-kill-you" type threats - were continuous.

Edinboro Scotland?

unknown

web page dated Jul 5 1995

 

This page was last updated on May 8, 1999.