by smiddy 4 Replies latest jw friends
What do you think ?
Will it fiz out or will something substantial come out of this court hearing ?
Anybody with court experience like to comment ?
If I thought/beleived it was really going to get somewhere I might attend,I`m only a few hours drive from morwell
Your comments would be appreciated
smiddy
I almost made the trip to see...
But i decided not to when i woke up this morning. For me it would be a 2000km round trip, 3 days off work and cost me $500 too.
Why did i decide to not go?
this will be a mentions hearing not a court case day. The magistrate and the police have as best i can remember spent the last month anylizing the results of last months hearing, and between them and the dept of public prosecutions will probably decide whether to proceed or not.
I felt that all the effort of going may be for a one hour summary, but it may go all day, i have no real idea although i would dearly have liked to be there if they issued arrest warrants for the GB. Now i have not gone i hope it's an absolute corker of a day and that the floor gets wiped by WT attorney's heads!
I think what might go down is:
60/40 iether way on arrest warrants for the GB...60 they won't because they are in America, and 40 they will because they want answers and accountability. I can't see them or a legal team turning up for them though.
They will decide not to proceed against the faithful and discreet slave because they do not exist. That in itself is a big plus in that it may be used to further prove the lies rather than if they actually tried to charge 'them'.
The other cases against the various corporations i just don't know. Will they proceed to charge American Corporations? We were a little surprised to see that the WTBTS of Aust is not indicted, i guess if they were it may look better but i am sure they are reasons better known the Steven why he left them out.
The DPP will not take on a case they don't think will have a good outcome. Lots of public $$$$ will be wasted by the WTBS as it is if any go ahead.
I really hope it does not fizzle out and that at least two cases go ahead, the government, the public, the JWs and the victims have a right to answers and accountability by this weasel religion.
Oz
And Smiddy...
please go! it would have taken me at least 12 hours each way
oz
Even if it fizzles out, which by any method the WT will be aiming for, we have a golden opportunity to expose the WT for what they are, and especially to expose their woefully heartless and inept practice in the area of Child Protection, they still operate a paedophiles paradise, this needs bringing to the attention of the media and therefore the public.
We will have one opportunity to make a good job of that, so let's not waste it by going off at half cock all excited way too soon, but it does need to be done to force the WT to protect the vulnerable from harm in the future.
Nothing earth shattering. As previously posted on another thread, I see the black eye when the elder background checks are completed. All it takes is 1 elder with a seedy past and the WT will look like they were protecting him. I don't see any arrests coming out of it. I do hope it's an eye openner for those in the cong where the pedo is found to be. I'm sure some elder out there is shaking in his boots
