Dangerous protests?

Question answered by FreeZone in Scientology

Anonymous asked this question on 8/28/2000:

I see that they killed Lisa McPherson but she was a follower, wasn't she? If I ever decided to protest the criminal Scientology cult, would I be killed? Are picketers and protesters ever beaten or killed by these Scientology crooks?

Thank you.

FreeZone gave this response on 8/29/2000:

Yes, Lisa M. was a Scientologist. CoS plays various nasty tricks on critics, but it doesn't kill them. There are certainly instances of protesters being assaulted. There is some danger, so you would be well advised to protest with a partner, or at least a witness taking a video. This reduces the chance of an actual assault to pretty well zero.

Other tactics are more likely. They will get in your face and try to upset you, in the hopes that you will lose your temper. If they get you to lose your temper for a second and even touch somebody, they will try to have you arrested for assault. Then there's picketing of homes and various other tactics. If you want a full rundown of the tactics CoS uses on protesters, you'd probably get the most info off ARS. It's something of a snakepit and I don't usually recommend it, but it does give good info on protests and the current CoS responses.

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