On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:48:01 GMT, in alt.religion.scientology you
wrote: rman_suchanek

Recently some CoS members have claimed that overboarding is just a seamen's tradition and not intended as a punishment.

But this claim seems to be just another public relations lie !

Take a look into the new green OEC Volume 0, on page 510 :

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HCO POLICY LETTER OF 25 MARCH 1974
ISSUED 24 FEBRUARY 1982
RRECTED AND REISSUED 5 OCTOBER 1985
Formerly issued as Flag Order 1726, 12 January 1969 )

HIGH ETHICS FOR HIGH CONDITIONS

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During the high condition period of an org or ship THE NALTIES ARE QUADRUPLE FOR BREAKING POWER, TRIPLE FOR EAKING AN AFFLUENCE AND DOUBLE FOR BREAKING A NORMAL.

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You can clearly see that this policy letter is about punishment.

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If it can be shown that a crew member of staff member, by neglect, noncompliance or false report contributed in ANY way to the breaking of a high condition, then any usual ethics action goes by the quadruple, triple, double rule.

Such a member assigned Liability for noncompliance or Doubt for a false report while the ship or org was in Power would have to come up to Normal on post FOUR times.

Each time he got to Normal he would start in again low.

A one week's pay fine becomes FOUR weeks.

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So a usual downstat goofing up during Affluence and getting an overboard goes overboard THREE TIMES.

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Did you get that ? Being thrown off a 60 feet high ship 3 times to administer severe punishment. Or even 4 times.

And if you still have any doubts read the Expanded Dianetics Series from 1972 ( on page 412 in the new Red Volume ) :

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Auditors who don't do LRH C/Ses have been known to get very wet !

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I hope this clears the matter up, finally, and renders you immune against CoS lies. ( Both texts have been published in the early 90ies, and are thus still calid. )

Norman

PS: Hey OSA guys, there is no use to call me 'religious bigot' or something. I am a practising Scientologist myself ( out of CoS ), I am auditing daily etc. I do not and will never attack our religion. But I am very prone to attack lies and abuses of any kind, if done in the name of religion. And that's your hat, too !

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