I come to Slashdot to read about technology and it's implications. Not to read about crap like this. Why is Slashdot continuing to participate in these debates? The CoS has proven in the past that the law is on our side in these conflicts, so why continue this?
Personally? I do view what he said as threatening. Couple that with him hanging around the org, and you could have a situation where people felt their lives were threatened. Do I agree with the punishment that was meted out? No, not really. I feel that this was an overreaction, and they should have just ignored this idiot, unless he was able to bring real hard evidence forward to support his claims. At that point, the issues would have been addressed. Believe it or not, there is a justice system in place in the CoS which interacts with governmental law enforcement agencies as warranted. If someone commits a crime, they have to face the civil and criminal penalties they deserve. But no, he resorted to thinly veiled threats and inflammatory rhetoric in a public forum. That tells me he was full of shit.
If he had a real beef with the Church, he should have pursued legal channels to bring the "truth" out. Picketing was a good start. The criminal justice system does still work, kind of. Talking about killing my friends and family is NOT the way to go about it. Those are the actions of a disturbed person. If he showed up on my doorstep, I'd get my gun.
With what has happened to Scientologists in the past, and with what is happening in many countries in the world today, you never know what some whacko is going to do. If someone is talking about using weapons of mass destruction to destroy an entire religion, who knows when their frustration will turn from mere rhetoric to action? I have a sad certainty that there will be a first time. There will be some McVeigh type who believes that calm(or inflamed) speech is no longer effective, and thinks that a bomb will work better. From the looks of it, (s)he'll probably be a slashdotter..
If you have an actual problem with our organization and/or beliefs, let's talk about it in calm, respectful tones. We ARE listening. Just be aware that if you start threatening myself, my family or associates, I WILL respond accordingly, using every legal resource available.
We in Scientology use legal channels to correct grievances because that is the correct way to go about it. Members of a lot of other religions believe in simply killing you if you disagree with them.
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I come to Slashdot to read about technology and it's implications. Not to read about crap like this. Why is Slashdot continuing to participate in these debates? The CoS has proven in the past that the law is on our side in these conflicts, so why continue this?
Personally? I do view what he said as threatening. Couple that with him hanging around the org, and you could have a situation where people felt their lives were threatened. Do I agree with the punishment that was meted out? No, not really. I feel that this was an overreaction, and they should have just ignored this idiot, unless he was able to bring real hard evidence forward to support his claims. At that point, the issues would have been addressed. Believe it or not, there is a justice system in place in the CoS which interacts with governmental law enforcement agencies as warranted. If someone commits a crime, they have to face the civil and criminal penalties they deserve. But no, he resorted to thinly veiled threats and inflammatory rhetoric in a public forum. That tells me he was full of shit.
If he had a real beef with the Church, he should have pursued legal channels to bring the "truth" out. Picketing was a good start. The criminal justice system does still work, kind of. Talking about killing my friends and family is NOT the way to go about it. Those are the actions of a disturbed person. If he showed up on my doorstep, I'd get my gun.
With what has happened to Scientologists in the past, and with what is happening in many countries in the world today, you never know what some whacko is going to do. If someone is talking about using weapons of mass destruction to destroy an entire religion, who knows when their frustration will turn from mere rhetoric to action? I have a sad certainty that there will be a first time. There will be some McVeigh type who believes that calm(or inflamed) speech is no longer effective, and thinks that a bomb will work better. From the looks of it, (s)he'll probably be a slashdotter..
If you have an actual problem with our organization and/or beliefs, let's talk about it in calm, respectful tones. We ARE listening. Just be aware that if you start threatening myself, my family or associates, I WILL respond accordingly, using every legal resource available.
We in Scientology use legal channels to correct grievances because that is the correct way to go about it. Members of a lot of other religions believe in simply killing you if you disagree with them.