more scientology BS

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Awaiting extradition to California from the Prescott, Arizona jail, Keith Henson is being denied visitation rights, contact with his lawyer, and medication he needs to control heart and blood pressure problems.

It is obvious that, should Keith be incarcerated in Riverside County, there is a good chance the cult will make good on its promise to see that he doesn't survive the experience. Withholding vital medications, rumors of pedophilia, denying him the right to attorney and wife are all indications that something ain't right!

It should be noted that the cult compound in Riverside County is the seat of Scientology power in California. The current head of the cult resides there, and it is home to Golden Era Studios, from whence those exploding volcano infomercials you see on late night cable are produced.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/5/16/11581/2673

read the whole story if you want... this makes me so mad... how can this happen in todays world? sure the story might be alittle onesided, but still, not giving him medication, denying right to attorney, not letting him have visitation rights???? WTF??? this scientology shit is gettin way out of hand

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[mannyb18b]

evolution

 

[dyabolical 10+ year member]

If you believe that crap, then i have a bridge to sell ya.

Denied attorney? Seriously?

Yeah, since getting denied a flat out constitutional right goes without huge media attention. Give me a break, the press would be all over that.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

did you even read the article?

Scientologists took the stand in court, weeping about how terrified they were of this lone man with a picket sign.

Mr. Henson, on the other hand, was not permitted to have a defence. The court featured a judge hand-picked by the cult. Scientology was not allowed to be mentioned, and Mr. Henson's witnesses, of whom I was one, were not permitted to give testimony.

One of Mr. Henson's witnesses was Frank Oliver, a man who used to work for Scientology's Office of Special Affairs. OSA is the intel and dirty tricks department of the church. Mr. Oliver's testimony was discarded as being "too old," yet passages from 'The Great Mambo Chicken" were admitted.

Mr. Henson was finally convicted of a misdemeanor charge, "interfering with a religion," and sentenced to nearly a year in the Riverside County jail. Following his sentencing, a cult representative told him that Scientology has such a presence and influence there, he would not survive his sentence. Mr. Henson chose to relocate to Canada and attempted to gain citizenship.

The cult pursued him there, their lies about Mr. Henson causing a dangerous confrontation in a shopping mall parking lot with amped-up SWAT officers in an armed encounter that still gives his companion nightmares.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Henson

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

If you believe that crap, then i have a bridge to sell ya.
Denied attorney? Seriously?

Yeah, since getting denied a flat out constitutional right goes without huge media attention. Give me a break, the press would be all over that.

yea.

op, find a better source please

by the way what does op stand for?

 

[dyabolical 10+ year member]

Dude..you must not understand the court system.....you MUST have defence, either yourself or someone else. You can't be denied an attorney.

And yeah, like some religous group would go so far as an international chase for a dude that had a few signs, yet huge media figures like the guys from southpark remain unscathed?

The whole story is total BS.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

references

^ Trial records, The People of the State of California v. H. Keith Henson, CASE NO: HEM014371

^ Riverside County Superior Court Case Report

^ Google Groups Archive of posting of Henson's fax where he stated "I am all too aware that going back to the US puts my life in danger."

^ Gamble, Susan. "Man critical of Scientology, who fled Brantford in 2005, is arrested in United States", Brantford Expositor, 2007-02-07. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.

^ http://www.eff.org/effector/HTML/effect14.13.html#II

^ http://kielsky.com

^ http://attorney.kielsky.com/Henson/HensonNotice.pdf

^ http://attorney.kielsky.com/Henson/HensonMotion.tif

^ McCullagh, Declan. "'Tom Cruise' missile jokester arrested", CNET News.com, 2007-02-05. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

^ Scientology foe Keith Henson arrested, defense mobilized, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, February 4, 2007. George Dvorsky.

^ Henson Legal Support Fund, February 3, 2007, Extropy Institute, 501©(3) non-profit Educational Organization founded in 1991

"100% of all donations received will go to Arel Lucus on behalf of Keith."

^ Lucas, Arel., OperatingThetan.com, March 2, 2007., retrieved 3/7/07.

^ Prescott Justice Court, Criminal Docket, Case 2007020065J[1]

 

[dyabolical 10+ year member]

Meh, just sounds like it is fake. the church of scientology doesn't have that much pull to get away with something like that.

Especially if it has had some form of media coverage.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Meh, just sounds like it is fake. the church of scientology doesn't have that much pull to get away with something like that.
Especially if it has had some form of media coverage.

Are you fucking kidding me?

They have a shit ton of money to throw around, which sways anyone. Answer me this...with the lack of power they supposidly have, how were they able to avoid getting label'd as a cult?

They own a majority of a city here in FL and have multiple judges, city councilman, and state officials on they're payroll...

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

they own there own full size cruise ship ... come on now