Wayne Whitney's One-man Picket -- 1997
Wayne Whitney - Picketing Adventures
[03 Feb 1997]
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Hi Everyone,
I’m assuming that most of you have no idea who I am.
I’m Wayne Whitney. I’ve been picketing outside the S.F. mission and S.F. ORG since
the global picket of March 9, 96. I’m just a single renegade up here in the
San Francisco bay area trying to get the word out about the dangers of Scientology
as best as ONE single individual can.
I’ve periodically posted “picket reports” to ARS trying to keep you all informed
of my successes and failures. Over the past 9 months I’ve become VERY successful
at getting the message out to the public that Scientology is dangerous. I’ve
succeeded in keeping A LOT of people from getting involved in the cult of
Scientology, mostly while right outside the mission & Org’s front door.
While I was doing all this I also knew that if I kept constantly putting myself in
“the ring” that sooner or later I’d probably have to take a hit or two. Well,
recently I’ve taken such a ”hit”. Hopefully we can all learn something useful from
the mistake I’VE just made. This is not very flattering for me, especially since
I should be knowledgeable about cults and how they operate. I’m not superman
with a crystal ball you know. I’m just a concerned citizen out here trying my best
to get the warning out.
I could have chosen to stay safe inside my apartment but my little crusade is
just TOO important to me, I just HAD to put myself out there on the street and
take my chances. I went out on the street, went out on a limb, and in the process
I eventually got “taken” again.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
During one of my last pickets at the Org I met a guy who seemed REALLY
interested in my cause. He was standing in the exact same spot as the guy that got
me on channel 53. We talked for awhile and I ended up telling him my story. After
I was done he went away and I figured that was the end of that, time to move on
to the next person.
After I was done picketing for the day I headed home. When I got back to Hayward
I got on the bus. Who should I run into but the very same guy that I met in
front of the Org. It turns out that he was also going all the way back to
Livermore just as I was ( two busses and approx. 20 miles away ).
While we were traveling home he said he was so interested in my little crusade.
He told me that he had a bunch of relatives that worked at channel 2 and that
he could get me on TV. He then rattled off their names. When he found out
where I worked he said that his father also worked there for 30 years, until
his death from cancer. He then started rattling off so many facts about where
I worked that only a person who worked there would have known. He even
spontaneously mentioned several people that I worked with in my building. All
of this added credibility to what he had been telling me.
When we got off the bus he told me that he felt very strongly that what
Scientology was doing was wrong. He said he really wanted to get me on channel
2 so that I could tell my story. I said, “GREAT! I’d really like an opportunity
like that.” I then gave him my work and home phone numbers so that he could
call me. This was just two days before I was to get my amended tax return
audited so I suggested we put things off for a few days till I got that handled.
I had forgotten to get HIS phone number and he didn’t call. As the days passed
my regret kept growing because I felt I had screwed up a golden opportunity.
Eventually I pretty much forgot about the whole thing.
It was about this time that the rainy season started here in Northern
California. After several weeks of constant rain and not being able to picket
I was REALLY beginning to get frustrated. Nine months of picketing and I’m
still obsessed with it. Once again I felt I had lost control. This is
significant because it’s always when I’m in this state that I can be taken
advantage of. When I feel I’ve lost control and someone promises to give that
sense of control back to me I bite every time. When will I ever learn? This
is one HOT button of mine that I definitely NEED to stay aware of if I’m
going to continue picketing.
After about four weeks of this constant rain and frustration the guy finally
calls me up out of the blue. He says, “Wayne, we need to get this thing
started. I want to hurry up and get you on channel 2 so that you can tell
your story. What Scientology is doing is just SO wrong. They need to be
stopped. I’ve already contacted channel 2 and they are really interested in
your story.”
This guy said he wanted a copy of my story, copies of my invoices and copies
of my account statements so that he could present them to the guy at the
station at Jack London Square. He went out and had all these picket signs made
up. He even said that he had 18 then later 25 people lined up ready to picket
with me. I even saw the list of potential picketers. Up to this point it all
looked and sounded SO legitimate, like I was really going to have a chance to
get my story out to a wider audience. The guy sounded so believable, you just
had to be there to hear for yourself. It looked like a golden opportunity for
me so I went for it. Sometimes to make things really happen in life you just
have to fly without a safety net. I though this was one of those times.
It was at this point (after I’d made a financial commitment) that things
started getting really weird. Without going into details I’ll just say that
things got too weird, even for me. I finally decided to cut my loses and
call the whole thing off at the last minute. Was it the right decision? I
guess I’ll never know now.
I hope I’ve learned a few lessons from this disturbing little “adventure”.
This was probably one situation that I didn’t handle as well as I should
have. Once the 97 picketing season starts I’ll be back out there despite
this unfortunate episode. I guess this just goes to show that after all
I’ve been through I’m still not immune from getting blind-sided. Silly me.
Victims (of cults) you don’t need to be too hard on yourselves. You deserve
better than that. God knows how *I’ve* practically beaten myself to death
because I ALLOWED myself to get sucked into the cult. I understand how it can
happen. It really is NOT your fault that you got taken! Cults go after
your weaknesses AND YOUR GOOD QUALITIES and EXPLOIT them both. Cults are
experts at exploitation. They probably took you when you were off guard.
Unfortunately we are ALL vulnerable to cults (or cult personalities) at some
point in our lives.
I’m a REAL person out here in Livermore CA., I’m NOT just an E-mail address.
If you want to talk call me at (510)-449-0332. If you don’t want to pay the
phone charges E-mail me your phone number and I’ll call YOU. I’m ONE person
you CAN trust.
Wayne Whitney ( a VERY REAL “flesh & blood” concerned citizen )
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Re: Re: Wayne Whitney - Picketing Adventures
[05 Feb 1997]
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Subject: Re: Re: Wayne Whitney - Picketing Adventures
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In article <5d80tu$3gu@fcnews.fc.hp.com>, perry@fc.hp.com wrote:
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>Subject: Re: Wayne Whitney - Picketing Adventures
>From: perry@fc.hp.com (Perry Scott)
>Date: 4 Feb 1997 18:59:10 GMT
>
>WWhit71151 (wwhit71151@aol.com) wrote:
>: Hi Everyone,
>
>Hi Wayne. You need to fix your formatting. Some newsreaders don't
>wraparound lines.
Let me know if my replies come out O.K. I have no way to tell on my end.
>: After I was done picketing for the day I headed home. When I got
>: back to Hayward I got on the bus. Who should I run into but the very
>: same guy that I met in front of the Org. It turns out that he was also
>: going all the way back to Livermore just as I was ( two busses and
>: approx. 20 miles away ).
>
>This is quite a coincidence. I think you've been Op'ed.
Someone else also made that suggestion. Jeff Quiros HAS kind of been
snapping and snarling at me these past few weeks. Maybe they
really ARE trying something new to get rid of me. God knows none of
their usual methods have been working.
My opinion is that it was probably just a good ole fashion con job. I've
been hustled so many times since I've been out there picketing and I've
successfully blown them all off.
This guy (Glenn) is the FIRST one that got to me. He did it by offering
me something I REALLY, REALLY wanted - another chance to get on TV to
get my story out. He sounded SO sincere and SO beleivable. There were
just SO many little things that he said and did that added so much
credibility to his whole story.
>
>
>: While we were traveling home he said he was so interested in my
>: little crusade. He told me that he had a bunch of relatives that
worked
>: at channel 2 and that he could get me on TV. He then rattled off their
>: names. When he found out where I worked he said that his father also
>: worked there for 30 years, until his death from cancer. He then
started
>: rattling off so many facts about where I worked that only a person who
>: worked there would have known. He even spontaneously mentioned several
>: people that I worked with in my building. All of this added
credibility
>: to what he had been telling me.
>
>This "spontaneous" information could be gleaned from other sources. Note
>that you did not ask any questions, such as "what color are the buttons
>on the elevator?". In God We Trust, but others we verify.
It was HIS FATHER that worked at the lab so I didn't expect Glenn
to know minute details like that.
>If Channel 2 (KTVU, right?) was interested, you could have gotten names
>from this man and called them directly.
I kept trying to do JUST that.
I finally got the guys name (Ed Brown) but when I called the station
nobody I talked to had heard of him.
In our next converstion Glenn said, "Oh he's semi-retired, he used to work
there full time but now he just freelances for them. I've know him for 23
years and he's a good friend of mine. When he heard your story he decided
to do this as a favor for me AND for you." (Glenn never knew that I called
the station to check up on him. He just volunteered this on his own.)
It happens that my own dad is also semi-retired and also freelances for
the place he used to work. Because of this fact Glenn's explaination seemed
fairly plausable to me. I felt uncomfortable about being kept in the dark
like this but I accepted the situation nontheless. It's interesting that
when I did the thing on channel 53 I was also pretty much kept in the dark.
The producer was very busy and she didn't get back to me with the specifics
until just two days before the taping. I figured THAT whole thing turned out
well, maybe this was the same kind of situation. I kept going along rationalizing.
When I tried to get Ed's home phone number I was told, "I don't know his
number right off hand but I'll get it for you and bring it over with me next
time." Every time I tried to ask questions about what was going on Glenn would
say, "I don't want to say too much because I don't want to give you any misleading
facts. Wait till you talk to Ed because he can answer your questions so much
better than I can. If you've got questions, write them all down and I'll make sure
they all get answered.
>: This guy said he wanted a copy of my story, copies of my invoices and
>: copies of my account statements so that he could present them to the
guy
>: at the station at Jack London Square.
>What account statements and invoices? Why could you not present them
>yourself to "the guy at the station"? My BS detector went off at this
>point, but you're writing this from 20/20 hindsight. Don't feel too
>bad.
At the time I figured that I was just me, a virtual nobody in the scheme
of things. What chance did *I* have to get on a major TV station.
Glenn had convinced me that he had connections there and that he could
definitly get me an interveiw with them. I thought that through him I would
have much more clout. Besides, he said that Ed wanted to check out MY story
first to make sure that I was for real before setting up an actual interview
with him.
Apparently, if you've got a story or idea you send it to Sharren in the
newsroom (this I verified). She throws it on her pile and maybe eventually
reads it and decides if they're interested. If they are they call you.
By going through Glenn I felt I had a much better chance of getting heard.
Because of this I reluctantly decided to keep going through him. Besides,
he told me that he already had an initial appointment set up for me that
Tuesday and that I should start writing down how I wanted to present myself.
These are some of the reasons that I didn't put my foot down harder or try
to bypass him.
>: He even said that he had 18 then later 25 people lined up ready to
>: picket with me. I even saw the list of potential picketers.
>Too bad you didn't get a copy; could have gotten it crosschecked
>on a.r.s. against past "Freedom" magazines.
I tried to get the list but he said he was going to have it all typed up
so that I could keep it all organized with all my other files (invoices,
story, notes, etc.).
He told me that he would have the typed up version ready for me in a
couple of days. I saw the paper that he had scribbled all his notes on,
names, addresses, phone numbers, a whole wealth of contacts. All the way
from picketers to picket sign makers. I was to get it all. From that
paper it REALLY looked like he had done a lot of footwork for me already.
This all added credibility to his story.
>: Up to this point it all looked and sounded SO legitimate,
>: like I was really going to have a chance to get my story out to a wider
>: audience. The guy sounded so believable, you just had to be there to
>: hear for yourself.
>
>Hubbard was believable, too. There are no con-men that are NOT
>believable. It sounds like you learned something.
YEAH! NEVER TRUST ANYONE UNTIL THEY PROVE THEMSELVES FIRST.
Everytime I feel like I'm on the verge of losing something important I
have a tendency to forget this golden rule. I didn't want to blow this
chance so I apparently took leave of my common sense for a bit. I was
very frustrated that I couldn't picket and now here looked like a good
chance to keep the pressure on in another way. I went for it! I sure
hope someone can learn from my mistake, especially me. That's why I'm
posting it.
>: It was at this point (after Id made a financial commitment) that
>: things started getting really weird. Without going into details Ill
>: just say that things got too weird, even for me. I finally decided to
>: cut my loses and call the whole thing off at the last minute. Was it
>: the right decision? I guess Ill never know now.
>
>I think you made the right decision.
I sure hope I did. By the way, I still believe I have 35 professionally
made picket signs out there somewhere. The guy who made them called me
and said they were ready to pick up. I wonder where they'll end up now.
Who knows, maybe Glenn would have eventually come through for me. All I
know for sure is that I was unwilling to go out on a limb any further with
this. It was beginning to look too much like the road I ended up on in
Scientology. Someone I didn't know, keeping me groping in the dark trying
to grab something they promised me THAT I REALLY WANTED.
>Perry Scott
>Co$ Escapee
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Wayne Whitney - Picket Report Feb 9, 97
[10 Feb 1997]
From: wwhit71151@aol.com (WWhit71151)
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Subject: Wayne Whitney - Picket Report Feb 9, 97
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Hi Everyone,
It looks like the rainy season here in San Francisco is winding
to a close. The weather finally cleared up long enough for me to
get out there again, YIPPEE!
I had my first encounter with the police while picketing today.
What a way to start the 97 picketing season!
Let me explain what happened. This is kind of cute.
Some guy came up to me and started to ask me a few questions about
why I was out there picketing. After a minute or two he turns the
tables on me and starts doing a real PR job on me about how great
Scientology is. This guy appears to be totally convinced about the
"workability" of the tech. He tries to convince me that engrams are
the only thing that is holding me back in life and that Scientology
auditing can clear me of them. He tried to convince me how much more
able all "clears" are. He also tried to convince me that doing to
TR's (training routines) would make me so much more able to handle
life. It was all the same PR stuff that I fell for when I first got
sucked in. I WASN'T convinced. I've already gone down path and found
it leads nowhere. To me Scientology “tech” is all Hubbard's useless
crap.
After about fifteen minutes of this PR campaign he suddenly says, "Hey,
let me go inside and get a book. I want to show you something that will
prove that with the tech you can have anything you want in life."
He then walks into the Org. About 5 minutes later I see him getting
"escorted" out of the building by a staff member. Both of them kind of
argue for about 5 minutes right outside the front door. The staff member
then goes back inside. This guy then stays at the front door trying to
get some of them to come back outside to talk to him again. I see this
other staff member (the one who works at the front desk) call someone on
the phone.
This guy then gets a bit agitated and starts saying things to me like
"This tech works on everyone 100% of the time when applied correctly.
These guys just don't know what their doing. If I was running this Org I
would make sure that everyone got standard tech and that everyone was
making constant, steady case gain." (Where have I heard THAT song and
dance before)? Eventually this guy wanders off, still in his agitated state.
I continue my picket a bit amused by this whole thing thinking, "Well
there goes another good example of what the tech does to someone." A few
minutes later I turn around and see this police officer get out of his
car and walk directly up to me. He says, "Sir, can I talk to you for a few
minutes". I respond with, "Sure, that's why I'm out here." He then says,
“Can you put down your picket sign?" I comply with his request.
At this point the staff member (the one who made the phone call) comes out
and says to the officer, "This is NOT the guy. This guy here has a
constitutional right to be doing what he's doing". The officer then says, "I
got a report of a white male with long hair, plaid shirt, holding a green
picket sign shouting obscenities." The PHYSICAL description sure fit me
perfectly, no wonder he approached me. It happened that me and this other
guy looked very much alike. The staff member then goes on to describe the
other guy in more detail and says that HE was the one that was shouting he
obscenities.
The officer asks the staff member, "Was this guy a picketer or was he just
a goof ball?" The staff member responded, "He was just a goof ball". The
officer then turns to me and apologizes for the mistaken identity and any
inconvenience it might have caused me. Both he and I remained amiable the
whole time so I smiled and said, "No problem at all." We then all spent a
minute determining which direction the guy went. The officer then left to
see if he could find him.
Apparently this nut had gone inside and tried to act like a Scientologist
making demands on them and when he didn't get what he wanted he started
shouting obscenities. I sure wish I could have been in there to see what
REALLY happened.
I guess my method of picketing is the right one if I even have Scientology
staff members backing me up. Perhaps I know a thing or two about picketing.
Wayne Whitney ( a concerned citizen )
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Wayne Whitney - It's picketing time again folks!
[14 Feb 1997]
From: wwhit71151@aol.com (WWhit71151)
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Subject: Wayne Whitney - It's picketing time again folks!
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Hi Everyone,
It’s that time of year again. Now that the weather’s clearing up here in
northern California there’s going to be “Pickets O plenty” at the San
Francisco Org at 83 McAllister Street. If anyone out there thinks that
they might want to join me in peacefully picketing the Org let me know.
Even if you think you might want to stop by to say “Hi” or see if I’m
having a good hair day that would be great as well.
This year I’ve decided to do things differently than last. This time I’m
not going to try to plan these pickets ahead of time. Instead, I’m
thinking of putting together a list of people who MIGHT be interested in
showing up outside the Org with me (Saturday or Sunday). Then on those
days that I’m going to picket I’ll send an E-mail to all those on my list
indicating my intentions. This way there will be no coordination hassles,
expectations from me or guilt for you if you don’t show up. No commitments
on either side expected here folks, it will be a totally spontaneous
opportunity for you.
If you’re interested in being put on this mailing list of mine drop me an
E-mail and I’ll add you to it.
No matter what happens with this latest plan of mine I’LL CONTINUE TO BE
OUT THERE! This little crusade of mine is just TOO important for me to
give up right now.
Wayne Whitney
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Wayne Whitney - Picket Report San Francisco Org Feb 15,97
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Subject: Wayne Whitney - Picket Report San Francisco Org Feb 15,97
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Picket Report - San Francisco Org 83 McAllister Street Sat Feb 15, 97
Hi Everyone,
When I first arrived several staff members were cleaning the outside of
the building. They always keep their storefront so clean and respectable
looking. All the more reason to have a "truth in advertising label" like
me out in front. It takes a little of the sparkle out of their tinsel in
the window.
About an hour into my picket another member (who had been hauling in books
or something) came back out and stood just watching me for a few minutes
right near my turn-around point. Finally, as I approached he steps right
in front of me. He glances up at my sign and then back at me and says,
"What you are doing here is WRONG. You are just stupid and weak-minded."
I look right at him and respond in a friendly tone of voice, "Thank you
for sharing that with me. You have a right to your opinion - just as I
do." With that I point up to my picket sign. I wait about 3-4 seconds to
see if he has anything else to say. When he doesn't say anything else I
simply turn around and continue my pacing. He also turns around and walks
away in the opposite direction. He was probably going back to the mission.
That conversation was certainly gonna go nowhere.
I have never seen that guy before while picketing so I bet that he's never
seen me out there either. I do sort of know him from the mission so he's
not a total stranger. I figure that this is the first time that he's had
to confront a picketer so he was probably just reacting and blowing off a
little steam. About half of the members of the Org have made at least ONE
comment to me before "flattening out" so his reaction shouldn't have been
surprising. I expect that if he sees me out there a few more times that
he will flatten out as well. All the rest pretty much have. There's kind of
an uncomfortable, silent truce between me and most of them when I am out
there. There ARE a few staff who honestly don't seem to give a damn that
I'm there. To them it appears that I don't even exist.
About an hour later this guy on a bicycle stops me. He first asks me why
I'm out there. I tell him. He then informs me that the reason he stopped
was that he noticed my sign and wanted to tell me that he knows a whole
family that was TOTALLY devastated by this cult. He said that they had
become involved and when they tried to get out they were so harassed that
the mother committed suicide. He then went into detail exactly how they
were all harassed.
He said he knew all about this because he was a very good friend of the
daughter. I suggested that he encourage his friend to write up her story.
I explained that this was just the kind of first hand accounts that are
needed in order to get this sort of thing exposed and stopped. I told him
that if she wrote it up that I had a way to get it scanned and placed on
the net.
At this point I could tell by the look on his face that he was becoming
upset and was having difficulty talking about all this. He EVEN told me
that it was painful for him to even think about what had happened. He
introverted and became silent for a bit. I gave him a few moments. Finally
he said that she still seemed to be too traumatized by the whole experience
to be able to tell her story but that he would ask her anyway.
While I was talking to him I got a lump in my throat and my eyes filled
with tears. This is the first time that this has happened while I've been
out there picketing. I've listened to so many other horror stories but this
is the first one that REALLY got to me. I tried to quickly pull myself
together before anyone saw me. I know that I am most effective when I remain
fairly unemotional so I try to stay as level-headed as possible on the street.
Sometimes, however, the stories I hear out there DO get to me. This was one
of them.
To remain effective I must often suppress my feelings in public. Only me (and
my cat) know how much all of this REALLY gets to me sometimes.
Wayne Whitney ( a concerned citizen )
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Wayne Whitney - Picket Invitation
[22 Feb 1997]
From: wwhit71151@aol.com (WWhit71151)
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Subject: Wayne Whitney - Picket Invitation
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Hi Everyone,
I’m still collecting names of anyone who thinks they would like to picket
the S.F. Org once in awhile with me on the weekends. My plan is this. On
those days that I’m going to be out there picketing I’ll E-mail everyone
on my list (that morning) indicating my intentions.
Keep in mind that for everyone I E-mail there will be no expectations on
MY part for you showing up so there should be NO guilt on YOUR part if you
don’t. If you’re on my list I will simply be giving you a spontaneous
opportunity to partake in a peaceful picket with me outside the S.F. Org.
No expectations or strings attached.
Here’s your chance. If you’ve EVER wanted to picket the S.F. Org to express
your opinions about $cientology then this is a chance knowing that you
will not have to be out there alone. No need to wait for the “global”
pickets anymore. One thing you CAN be sure of, if I tell you I will be out
there -- I WILL BE OUT THERE!
If you’re interested E-mail me and I’ll be glad to add you to my list.
One more thing to keep in mind, if you picket with me you WILL BE SAFE. I
take responsibility for the safety of EVERYONE who’s out there very
seriously. I now know how to handle almost any situation that could happen
out there. So far things have NEVER gotten totally out of control when I’ve
been there and I don’t expect that fact to change. I’ve been doing this for
almost a year now so I can say this with quite a bit of confidence.
Wayne Whitney ( a concerned citizen )
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Wayne Whitney - Picket Report S.F. Org Feb 23,97
[24 Feb 1997]
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Subject: Wayne Whitney - Picket Report S.F. Org Feb 23,97
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Hi Everyone,
The GREATEST thing happened during my picket today. A TV news crew from
Chili showed up to interview ME while I was picketing. They are currently
working on a documentary on $cientology. They’ve been talking to a lot of
people here in the states including some of the biggest cult experts. One
of those they talked to suggested that they should come and talk to me as
well. (Apparently more people know about me and what I’m doing than I
think.)
When the crew first arrived they just set up their camera and microphone
and started taping me picketing. They didn’t say a word to me at first.
This part was completely unrehearsed. I didn’t have a clue as to what they
wanted from me so I just tried to do what I normally do and pretend that
they weren’t even there. Yeah right.
Once they got some of that on tape then they called me over and we did
about a ten minute interview with the Org’s storefront as background. After
that we spent about 15 minutes getting some additional footage of me
picketing. We took several takes of me approaching the Org, first from
across the street (with the cameraman following me at close range) and then
again walking down the sidewalk while the cameraman staying at the corner.
Both times they had me hold my sign down at my side as I approached and then
when I got in front they had me raise it over my head in my usual pose. He
said that this was for “dramatic effect.” Since this is what I usually do
you can’t say that it was really staged.
After they had all they wanted from me right then they all went up to the
front door. It looked like they wanted to go inside. What I sight THAT was!
Just imagine this whole camera crew looking in the Org’s front door, cameras,
microphones, the whole bit. That sure was a Kodak moment.
Unfortunately I couldn’t really ask any questions to see what they were up
to because only the main guy knew how to speak English. I could tell, however,
that the staff were all abuzz inside. Several staff members had been at the
door watching all of this taking place, even the executive director Linda
Johnson. I’ve NEVER seen her out in front unless it was when she was going
to get something to eat. She REALLY looked worried so I could tell that we
were having some kind of an impact in there.
Eventually this staff member (the one who talked to the police officer for me
two weeks ago) comes out. They talk for a little bit. The staff member writes
down some stuff and then the crew turns around and leaves. As they’re getting
in their van I run up and ask if I can get a copy of the video. He says it
might take awhile because they have to edit it and all. Once their documentary
is done it’s going to be aired in Chili, probably in June. He said he might be
able to get me a copy then.
He said this visit was mostly to get something on tape and that he didn’t have
much time to get a lot of detail from me. I agreed. Then he told me that he
wanted to stay in touch, that he still had a lot more questions to ask me.
After exchanging phone numbers once again we all shook hands and then they
drove off. I continued my picket floating about two feet in the air. I sure
wish someone had been there to see all this. It was SO COOL!
If I’m lucky maybe I’ll get a few minutes of air time on Chilean TV in June.
If I’m not maybe I’ll just end up on the editing room floor. I’ll just have to
wait and see. Right now I’ll take all the publicity I can get. Now if I can
only get the local media interested in what I’m doing.
Wayne Whitney
"Ex-Scientologists Speak"
Marina's Manor