September 25, 1999
Picket report; Atlanta, Georgia
From: wynot@arscc-atl.com
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Picket report: Atlanta, September 25; Think for yourself!
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 07:34:40 GMT
Message-ID: <37edab21.688666350@news.mindspring.com>
Ethercat, Mad_Cow, and I arrived at the cult's storefront at 11:00.
There were 12 cars in front, 4 in back. With the arrival of cool
fall temperatures, the culties had their front doors open to let in
the morning breezes.
It wasn't long before we had our usual visit from the county police.
As soon as the squad car pulled in, Mad_Cow hailed to officer -
the same policeman who was so nice to us on our first and third
pickets at the new place. They talked for several minutes before the
officer went to speak with the culties. Cow told EC and me that the
cult had reported us as trespassers. I wish I could have heard what
the culties had to listen to about frivolous wastes of peace
officer's time!
Susan, the DSA PR, arrived at 11:44, scowling as though she was very
unhappy. About noon a young cultist came out to take our pictures,
but Susan stayed inside.
A little earlier, a man came over from the gas station, where his
partner was filling the company truck, and asked me why we were
picketing. I told him that the place was a phony church, and they
taught that Jesus was an implant from the Martian stations where our
souls were forced to watch movies after we die. He thought that was
really funny, and was pleased to accept one of EC's wonderful new
Rainbow Flyer-Paks(TM). These consist of several different flyers
printed on differently colored papers. I will let EtherCat tell
about them in her report - they were her idea, and she did some
great work on them. The fellow talked with Mad_Cow for a couple
minutes, at one point even holding up one of our signs and waving it
about! If he tells 2 friends, and they tell 2 friends...
As always, we had a steady stream of waves, honks, and shouts of
encouragement.
But the coolest thing was the new Scientologist (young woman, very
well dressed) who pulled in, and immediately walked up to Cow to ask
him what he meant by his sign that said 'Sientology Hurts People'.
While they spoke, I asked her if she would take some of our flyers,
and learn why we were here picketing, and she thanked me. I will
leave it to Cow and EC to tell the conversation, since I missed most
of it to continue picketing. Almost immediately, a sea-ogre came
out, but said nothing, just stood there looking menacing. Within a
few minutes, Susan arrived, apparently to protect the new
meal-ticket, I mean pre-clear. At one point I saw her holding onto
the flyers that we had given the new member, and it looked like
Susan was trying to take them away, but the woman refused to let go
of them! She carried them into the org with her a few minutes later,
and Mad_Cow told us that she still had them in her hand when she
left a while later. I did hear her tell Cow that 'Nobody tells me
what I can or can't read!' I think she may see the light, especially
if they try to pull a sec-check on her!
We wrapped it up at 1:00, and retired to a lovely sandwich shop for
a post-picket lunch. All in all, a good little picket; no violence
or intimidation from the culties - in fact, they were mostly polite,
except for one thuggish looking guy who giggled as he walked past me
going to and from lunch. I told him that real freedom did not cost
money, that it was in his heart - but I doubt he understood... Pity.
'Til next time;
Wynot
The Few, The Proud, The Banned;
2x on the Scieno-nanny.
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Pickets are the one thing that Scientology hates the most because
they can't lie to their members about it, at least to the ones who
see it.. They can't demonstrate their OT abilities and 'postulate'
people away using Tone 40, which invalidates them. This is a direct
confront to their great powers and is what they hate the most and
all the lies they tell their members is only a picket away from
revealing itself.
LRonsScam, in a post to a.r.s.
