Can WBTS afford to DF or DA Bill Bowen of "SILENT LAMBS'?.......... I don`t think so...This man has fought for victims of abuse like no one we have seen before.He only wants justice for the victims of abuse and to be treated fairly himself.Will WBTS be able to deal fairly with him and clean up the mess they made by not taking care of the pediphile problem in their own organization?The ball is in their court.They`ve already screwed up more than a few times.The last meeting they called with Bill would be a good example.Garbage bags over the windows,no witness`s,no tape recordings, no lawyers,a Kanagroo Kourt at best.Bill didn`t play your game,good for him.WBTS your under the public microscope Whats your next move? Will you help Bill Bowen of "SILENT LAMBS"clean up your problem,Or will you make a martr of him you can never live down?..OUTLAW
Like in all other scandals, the diehards will cling to the organization and believe Bill to be persecuting the WTS. The public will look upon them with scorn, for a little bit. Sadly, it will pass and life will go on. However, I hope the greatest impact to occur will be for the Watchtower to actually clean up it's act and start actually protecting those innocent victims.
I can only speak for me, but in twenty years or so, when the magazines point back to this time of persecution, they hopefully have instituted the necessary policies to correct their own mishandlings. To me, it would have all been worth it.
Bill, you are fighting the good fight and going down swinging. It may all be forgotten one day, but positive changes will have to have occured.
Hey DR,can you imagine if WBTS keeps up their present course with SILENT LAMBS? I think the backlash will be nothing like WBTS has seen before.There are to many people inside and outside WBTS,that will not take the WBTS pediphile problem lightly.Crucify the man trying to make the problem right (Bill Bowen),and WBTS will bring all kinds of hell down around their heads...OUTLAW
In the short term, OUTLAW, they are going to have egg all over their faces. But, the long term is what disturbs me. Unfortunately, our society has a short attention span and the big wigs at the WT know it.
If it were me in Bills place, even though DF'd and no longer a member of the religion, the fight would have been worth it if they institute the needed changes, even if quietly. But, that is only speaking for me.
It's sad that the Watchtower will lose a fine elder like Bill. They need more of them and not the holier than thou type they have too many of already.