Scientology: You can leave any time you want
Question answered by Desertphile in Scientology
FredricRice asked this question on 10/4/2000:
Everyone will have heard by now that Scientology cultists
attempted to keep one of their followers from leaving with his
father in Burbank last week and had to be arrested by Burbank
police officers.
And the Bubank police officer said that this happens all the time
with this criminal cult.
Question: Is there a Hubbard policy which specifically states
that cultists are supposed to kidnap followers when they try to
leave? I've not seen any such policy posted to the Internet yet
however I've got to assume that -- given the numerous other
criminal activities this cult has been indicted for, perhaps
there's a policy against allowing people to leave.
If so, I'd love to see an extract of the policy. And so would the
estate of Lisa McPherson, come to think of it.
Thanks.
Desertphile gave this response on 10/5/2000:
You didn't leave many details , but I happen to know to
what you are referring.
In my opinion, the specific policy is HCOPL of October 18,
1967. This established the "Lower Conditions," of which
"Doubt" and "Treason" and "Suppressive Person" etc. was
formed. A person who wishes to escape Scientology Inc. is
considered, by policy, "insane," and therefore subject to
"The Introspection Rundown." Scientology Inc. claims that
only an insane person would willingly leave Scientology's
sinister clutches, and therefore the organization is actually
doing its victims a "favor" by abducting them and
reindoctrinating them (via the IR, or RPF, or EPF).
The Barnes' friend, who walked into the crime syndicate's
"Sand castle" building to complain about OT7 being modified,
has never been seen or heard from since. The Barnes'
believe that he has been abducted and sent away for
reindoctrination (what the crime syndicate calls
"rehabilitation"). I've no idea if this is true, but given the
kidnapping attempt in Burbank, as well as the torture death
of Lisa McPherson, it seems reasonable to thjink this is
indeed POLICY.
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