Woman Wins Trespassing Judgment Against JWs

Gerard

Old news but, imagine if most citizens do this... the WT will have to preach to themselves and then suffer revenue loss for not "placing" publications.

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Woman Wins Trespassing Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness

AP, May 3, 2001
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,20676,00.html
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CLEONA, Pa. A woman who said she repeatedly told Jehovah's Witnesses to stay off her property won a $632 judgment against one of them who showed up at her door and woke her up anyway.

Jennie Basiago was awarded the money by a local district justice after filing a civil trespassing complaint against Bernadine DiStefano, a member of the Palmyra Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Basiago said followers of the religion came to her home every few months for 12 years and she called two Kingdom Halls in October and threatened legal action if the visits continued.

But two Jehovah's Witnesses awakened the late-shift worker in February after driving down a 300-foot lane past eight no-trespassing signs and three dog-warning signs, Basiago said.
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DiStefano said the visit was an accident. Basiago was on a list of homeowners who had requested no visits, but officials in East Hanover Township assigned new addresses in the area and the list was not updated.
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Basiago had sought $8,000 in damages, but Smith awarded her $40 for each of the two days she spent researching DiStefano's identity and a day for lost sleep, then added that to the $395 penalty for trespass under criminal statutes, plus court costs. DiStefano said she had not decided if she would appeal.
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abbagail

Kinda funny actually, lol.

How embarrassing for the poor dub. I wonder if the WT sent lawyers to defend this preacher of the good news? Or how many of her fellow JWs and elders went to court with her and sat on her side of the courtroom, etc.?

Her story should have been a big hit as a demonstration at the summer DC symposium: Title: What to do when sued for trespassing while preaching the Good News? Legal Dept.: "Don't call us, we'll call you..." lol.

Ed

A few years ago (in Australia I think, but not sure) someone successfully sued a JW for trespassing because he opened the unlocked security screen to knock on the door. A letter was sent around immediately warning all publishers to never touch security screen doors!

StinkyPantz

I think she deserved more money.

xjw_b12

Gotta love the closing statement / disclaimer at the end of the article:

Theologically, Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult of Christianity . It does not represent historical, biblical Christianity .