Bomb Threat Halts Convention

by Lee Elder 12 Replies latest jw friends

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  Lee Elder

  A bomb threat called in during the Sunday morning drama brought a
  district convention in Tucson Arizona to an abrupt halt. The convention
  center was evacuated and bomb sniffing dogs brought in to search for
  a device. Witnesses were told to leave their luch coolers inside the facility
  and directed to move to the area North of the convention center where
  they sought what little shade was available. Overflow facilities in adjacent
  convention center facilities provided relief from the heat for some.

  It is tempting to speculate about who might have resorted to this kind
  of criminal behavior but that seems premature. I understand that some
  older JW women were in serious distress and the potential for serious
  harm to innocent people is both real and frightening.

  I can't say that such developments surprise me. It may be just a matter
  of time before some distraught, unbalanced individual carries out this kind
  of threat against those they perceive as being responsible for the disruption
  of their families and personal life.

  I will post more details as they become available through my sources and
  contacts.

  Lee Elder
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  Norm

  Hi Lee,

  Thanks for the news.

  You said:

  I can't say that such developments surprise me. It may be just a matter of time before some distraught, unbalanced individual carries out this kind of threat against those they perceive as being responsible for the disruption of their families and personal life.

  I am of course not condoning such actions, but I am surprised there are so few incidents of this kind. Just for the record, don't you think that the WTS actually is responsible for a lot of disrupted families by their policy? I don't think this is something that people just "perceive", it is very much a reality.

  Take care,

  Norm
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  Jang

  Lee wrote:

  I can't say that such developments surprise me. It may be just a matter of time before some distraught, unbalanced individual carries out this kind of threat against those they perceive as being responsible for the disruption of their families and personal life

  Lee, one has to wonder if these "threats" at the conventions are planned for effect ..... deleberate on the part of the powers that be. It gives the impression of "persecution".

  We had one at our International Assembly in sydney in 1973 and the talk after was how we were being persecuted for the truth, and it was a sure sign that we were at the end of this system etc etc .....

  We also had a bomb here in Sydney, Oz. You may recall in 1985 a bomb was planted under the platform at a KH and one brother sitting in the front row was killed. The speaker lost a leg and had other injuries. In that case they knew who had done it but couldn't prove it. The elders had helped his wife and daughters disappear ......nothing unusual eh?

  If you look at the history of violence toward the brothers you will see that it usually occurs at individual KHs or individual brothers .... but never has anyone ever found anything suspicious at a convention.

  JanG
  CAIC Website: http://caic.org.au/zjws.htm
  Personal Webpage: http://uq.net.au/~zzjgroen/
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  Lee Elder

  Norm:

  I don't think that JW families and children are responsible and legitimate targets
  for those who have suffered at the hands of WT leaders and policy. I would not
  condone any use of violence and I'm sure neither you nor any other responsible
  member of the JW communities would either.

  Lee
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  crossroads

  Lee---my man you are assuming way too many things.
  True story-----when I was in high school one of the
  years whenever their was a report of all day rain as
  soon as it started to rain(and he knew that the buses
  wouldn't get there until the time of calling it a full day of
  school) a student called up the school and reported a bomb threat . Now they must evacuate the school. Being that it was raining they couldn't let us gather at the
  football field so they sent us home. That year we had numerous amounts of half days. So you see it is possible
  one or more of your prize teenage witness's just wanted
  to go home or maybe an elder or two. Lets see someone
  plans on making a statement goes ahead and plants the
  bomb then calls authorities to stop his plan, I'm not buying
  it.

  One more thing on your original post you said "innocent "
  people please give innocent a rest will you please.
  This is in Tucson I bet you a million dollars out of all
  the thosands of people their, some were illegal Mexicans
  (not that I think there is anything wrong with that but it
  does make them guilty of something) also are you telling me in AZ with the massive amount of child abuse case's there were no pedaphlies amongest the thousands I could go on. What I'm saying is thanks for the report but just the facts man just the facts. Lets leave the spin for the network news and that rag called the watchtower.
  If either report on it notice the SPIN.
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  sonoita

  TO CROSSROADS,
  Regarding "INNOCENCE", when a crime or adverse event happens it is quite common to refer to one side of the party(ies) as innocent, ie.,
  "INNOCENT BYSTANDER". The folks at the convention in Tucson were simply minding their own business, and therefore "innocent", no matter what their private moral lives are like.

  Don't forget,your post had a "SPIN" also.

  Peace,
  Sonoita
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  crossroads

  Sonoita------It is now 7:30pm in the great state of AZ. has a crime or an adverse event occured in Tucson?
  Meaning a bomb has been found or one has gone off
  not a prank call that was called in.

  Also these people(my dad was there last week) were
  tending(minding) the buiness of the WBTS corporation
  not there own. If they weren't summond to be there by
  said corporation who arranged it all they would have
  not been there.

  Common------It was also common to call black people
  colored and worse we have been through that here
  recently, common to call Mexicans wet backs. So you
  know what you can do with the word common.

  Sides one MUST be innocent . Lets see man molests
  my little boy I in return shoot the mother f**ker. Who's
  innocent. Watchtower tells you to let your little boy die
  because transplants are against the gospel of the WBTS
  when they change there gospel you blow up the factory killing"innocent " (my ass) people who help print magazine. I've been around witness's for over 30 years now very very
  very few mind there own business it is after all against there
  teachings to do so.

  Just my spin. BTW if anything really happened there I
  would like to know the FACTS-JUST the FACTS
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  sonoita

  TO CROSSROADS,
  Yes, I would denote it an adverse event. It certainly wasted the resources of the responding police and fire departments. They could have been responding to other calls, instead of handing out water and insulin.

  MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS: True, they were invited by the WT, but I don't care what group would have been using the facility, AA, NA, VFW,
  Adult Video Awards, or JW, they rented the facility and deserved to be unmolested and to mind their own business.

  just the facts,
  sonoita
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  crossroads

  Sweetheart-----Please go back up to my TRUE STORY
  one of there own probably made the call.
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  sonoita

  TO CROSSROADS,
  Maybe someone wanted to get to the pool early, maybe even happy hour.

  And by the way...I aint your sweetheart!

  peace,
  sonoita