Criminon
Question answered by honorarykid in Scientology
escapee asked this question on 9/30/2000:
I was reading an answer by a believer in the good that
Scientology does, and she mentioned Criminon. Criminon didn't
even exist when LRH was alive. The word "crims" is a terribly
derogatory word that as far as I know, was David Miscavich's
origination. It was used as slang as the lowest of the low. It
was used to degrade. Now there is a "help" group called
Criminon?
So what do they do, promise jobs in the Sea Org? Is that where
they recruit their staff? What tech do they have to handle
criminals?
On this point I am a disbeliever, because I know that the COS
routinely has thrown out people that are "difficult" cases, the
Potential Trouble Sources, they label people SP instead of
rehabitating because they have no technology to rehabilitate a
real suppressive person. So they are really being effective
helping criminals change their colors?
Convince me.
honorarykid gave this response on 10/3/2000:
Criminon is a public relations front for Scientology. It recruits
prisoners and convicts.
I'm not sure if it ever helps anyone in prison, but it most
definitely can plant some really bad ideas in some unbalanced
minds.
Charles Manson studied Scientology while in prison, PRIOR to
forming his own cult group. Then, when he got out, he
started his murderous "family." The rest is history.
Did Manson's examination of Scientology give him the impetus
to build his band of insane zealots? I can't prove anything,
but I think it definitely played a large role in planting the
ideas for building a band of loyal zealots in Manson's mind.
On the day the shocking stories about the brutal murders of
Sharon Tate, her fetus, and the LoBianca's broke in the
newspapers, the CoS in Los Angeles organized a hasty effort
to destroy all records of Manson's involvement in Scientology.
Was that an ethical thing to do? I leave that determination
as an exercise for the reader.
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