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Scans Of The Legal Procedures Letter
by Bangalore 26 Replies latest jw friends
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mP
Strange, i dont think i saw anything about protecting kids from pedos.
The more nutty and pathetic an organisation the more worried and meticulous their record keeping. All criminal governments and related orgs like the NAZIS, KGB, STASI all share a crazy facination and habit or recording everything even when it actually doesnt affect their business performance in anyway. Just how much of the cong records help the prime directive of witnessing ? Absolute nothing.
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Phizzy
You are right mP, paragraph 14 on other criminal activity, ( coming after para 13 on Abuse of the Elderly), tells Elders to call the Legal Dpartment of the WT first.
Then it witters on about forming a JC and maybe keeping this fact from civil authorities.
So, take the case of suspected rape of a minor by a JW, The Elders will phone "legal" and get their advice on how best to keep the WT at more than arms length and out of any publicity, they will be told to hurry along with the JC so that if there is any publicity it can be said that "so and so" is no longer a JW.
Thus far no secular authorities or agencies have been alerted, the perpetrator is free to continue his activity, and worse, once he gets wind that these bumbling amateurs are after him, he can turn people to his side, coerce and threaten the chief witness, i.e the victim, and generally muddy the waters.
The first advice to Elders should be that at even the rumour of an accusation, the qualified agencies and authorities should be notified first, to do anything less is heartless and callous in the extreme, and criminally irresponsible.
The WT only cares about money, there is no love in it, even for poor abused children, heartless money grabbing bastards.
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Diest
Markin' What a crazy letter. It does make you think that it would be great to find some solid cases regarding the confidentiality and persuit them. It seems that this is the type of suit they are most afraid of, and we all know the elders cant keep their mouths shut.
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Found Sheep
that is priceless BS all over
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Sic Semper Tyrannis
A very legalistic letter that provides every possible escape route for the Society, while leaving the local elders high and dry. They sent this out so they can protect themselves and enter the letter into evidence while effectively telling litigants to sue the individual involved, not the Society. This should serve as a warning to elders more than anything. You are on your own. If you get manage to get sued for any reason while in your capacity as a congregation elder, then go get yourself an attorney. We're not spending a dime on this if we don't have to. Your problem, not ours.
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