Human rights activist threatened with baseball bat by Scientologist
From: mgormez@chello.nl (Michael 'Mike' Gormez -
In telegram style. Starts boring but end interesting.
Friday 13 April 2001 - one open day in Scn linked school in Amsterdam.
Time of picket 11:00 thru 15:00pm.
Weather 9c/48f. Partly cloudy with some moments of precious sun for
which we were postulating most of the time. We would have
unambiguously confirmed that the postulating tech works - however near
the end of our picket it started to rain and get real cold.
400 hundred or so of very good flyers handed out.
The first one told on one side in bold letters that the school is Scn
and has a quote of an ex-pupil who wanted to die because he was made
to believe then that he had done many bad things in his life. The
other side which described the link between the Lafayette-school
<www.lafayette-school.nl and Scientology, that the same books were
sold in Scientology "churches" as used on this school, and cited the 2
academics prof. J. Lemlech of USC and dr. David Touretzky, who
debunked study tech. It contineus with the use of e-meters on the kids
- who are sent to the org for that - and about the gift Hubbard left
behind for the Scn children, the infamous Sec Check Children. The
other flyers was the trusted Xenu-flyer. Both did their job to
satisfaction. Urls on them: www.b-org.demon.nl/scn/nl/inhoud.html
(dutch) www.taxexemptchildabuse.net (english)
About 4 non-scientology visiting parents (couples or not) were
informed.
3 picketers. Jeta, Ineke and Mikey (and a baby penguin hidden in my
coat).
1 Scn-school linked lunatic who verbally threatened to smash our heads
in with a baseball bat. Denied being scieno while behaving and talking
like one.
8 cops (or 10, I am not sure) because of same scn-school lunatic.
He came outside of the school, Jeta reported and spoke only English.
The man was very aggressive. Not the played kind. No, thhis was
serious. He said his son was a pupil of this school and he didn't like
us to see there. If we wouldn't leave he would get a bat and make us
go. That and a lot of swearing. I called the police but the man was
already gone after I had asked him to stay and wait with us. In a few
minutes 2 police cars did come from two sides of the street two
officers talk with us.
The situation was explained and that the guy
was not under control. You've to know that even his (supposed)
girlfriend who came out of the school as well, hadn't any influence on
him. Two officers went inside - not the kind of visitors on a open
school day you want to see - and after ten minutes they came outside
and told us that the school had told them that the man would not come
back. The police officer responsible for that part of the city would
contact both the school and me, we were told.
The police wasn't away for longer as 5 minutes or that dangerous
lunatic comes cycling back. This is not good, perhaps he had his
baseball bat - or worse with him, we were wondering. Luckely he
hadn't, but he was still very much upset and aggressive. He nearly
rode his bike against Jeta. He went again into the school. Of course
the police was called again. This man is not normal.
This time 2 bikes and 1 or 2 police cars came. Blocking all traffic in
the narrow street. Neighbors behind the windows. The works. The 2
police bikers were told the lunatic was back and this despite the
promise... more was not neccassery, the officers had talked with the
previous cops and the knew about the deal of not coming back. Suddenly
while I am still talking with the officers the man comes outside the
school. I point him out and the officers had in interesting
conversation with him that went something like this (taken from Jeta's
Dutch report and edited/extended by Mike):
Agressive scientology-school lunatic: "I only speak English. So we
have a problem"
Police-biker in English: "I speak English as well, so that settles is.
From which country are you?
Scn-school lunatic: "I am an European
Cop: "In which country are you born?" with a tone that was telling
'don't mess with me'.
"England."
"Well, perhaps you are not aware of the laws in the Netherlands but
here everyone has the right to express his opinion. Even if you don't
like that opinion. This picket has a permit approved by the mayor of
Amsterdam."
"I am also expressing my opinion."
Officer: "You are trying to put extra force in your argument by
threatening with physical violance?"
Then the English speaking Scientology-school man tells his story. You
should have seen his body language and the way he talked. But most of
all we were thankful for his admission he had indeed verbally
threatened to use a bat on us and he felt he can use what ever means
possible. The concept of free speech had to be made clear to him by
the police for quite a number of times and I doubt he has remembered
any of it.
Police officer: "Sir, you have sweaty temples and your heartbeat is
way over the top. You are very emotional and although you try to
pretend you're calm, I can tell you're not."
The scientology-school lunatic told the cops that it was hot (wasn't
wearing a coat and in 9c/48f?) on which the officer told him that the
he was wearing a think motorbike jacket but that the only one he saw
perspiring, was him.
The police made it clear if the picketers had to call for a third
time, he would be taken in. The man went reluctantly inside and then
his girlfriend tried her spiel. "Those people," meaning us, "have
misunderstood him. He hasn't meant it that way. They are
misrepresenting him."
Officer bluntly: "He has just told me himself how he would smash their
heads in." So much for that conversation..
Meanwhile arriving OT Ankie Nugteren was trying to mingling into the
conversation. "How many times have you been here?" She had heard that
a 3rd time would mean business. "Who has called? Who has called?" she
demanded to know. I still can't comprehend what the hell it matters
who had called. If only she had been so worried for our health!
("Another result was a very clear new view about people."
http://myreligion.scientologist.net/ankenugteren/success.htm)
To end this report.
The neighborhood was NOT amused to learn of the scientology school.
They thought it was an ordinary school for pupils with learning
difficulties. In a sense that is true. We got very good responses from
the passers-by and even were offered coffee by a neighbor across the
street :8)
There's is more to this story but I feel that it wouldn't be prudent
to talk about that on this moment. However let me tell you that I am
not happy with this kind of vehement outburst of implied violence.
Perhaps it is accepted behavior in Occupied Clearwater with all those
off-duty cops making money by sucking up to the scientology-cult, over
here I like to keep it calm and reasoned. No one says you've to agree
with what I say, but when I'm exercising my rights granted under Dutch
law, i'd rather not be threatened with implied deadly force.
Mike (So sue me because this is not telegram style after all!) --
Scientology & Dianetics Tax-exempt child abuse and neglect?
www.taxexemptchildabuse.net
23 Apr 2001
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Subject: Info-action Scn-school Amsterdam - 13 April 2001
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:49:11 GMT
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