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Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Stewart asking O'Brien whether he agrees that the instructions he gave his counsel were false.
"By giving those instructions, you were deliberately misleading this commission"
O'Brien argues that compassion for Mr.Jackson was his point. Stewart questions the truth of what O'Brien has said about it.
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Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Monty Baker's counsel is taking O'Brien to task over where the idea of authority over women comes from.
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Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

McClellan refusing to keep branch organisation book secret. Asks whether the rules of organisation are withheld from the people in it. WBTS batting on a very sticky wicket. What's referred to goes on record now, WBTS have to persuade McClellan and Stewart there's good reason for keeping whole thing secret. Stewart wants time frame set for WBTS to make that argument.
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Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

"Do you accept this is psychologically devastating and cruel?".
"It makes your organisation a captive organisation.. it makes it impossible to leave because of the pain"
"You do realise this policy of shunning is the one which makes people most angry amongst exJWs around the world"
Thank you Mr.Stewart.
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Stewart getting the consequences of disfellowshipping and disassociation onto the record. Leading O'Brien through WT publications. Sets out to start with example of a survivor who wants to disassociate because she's been treated so badly, links in how whole social network is JW based.
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Stewart's doing shunning. I love this man.
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Stewart hammering the evasion stated yesterday by WBTS counsel about Jackson's role on the GB. They're seeing right through the attempts to protect the GB from accountability. O'Brien is in deep poop over this.
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

Stewart nailing him on the shell games with corporations. "We have to ask the corporation" "No, you tell the corporation what to do.."
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

McClellan "I think I've exhausted your capacity to get to the real issue". Yes, quite. O'Brien can't conceive a situation where a woman would make a decision.
O'Brien's view of what's wrong:
1) Better documentation for elders about child abuse specifically
2) In initial meetings, that elders should clearly explain options (ie whether to go to police or just leave elders to handle) to victim/guardians/parents.
3) Explaining judicial process better to those involved.
239
Royal Commission Live Hearing Now
by LostinJapan in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
wednesday 5 , day 7 live hearing.

case study 29, july 2015, sydney.
Mephis

O'Brien defending slavery as long as it follows the NT instructions, upon being asked by McClellan whether they've changed their views on it. "It's more like being a paid employee, not like African slavery during Empire". My head just hit my keyboard a few times.
McClellan's still trying to establish if they have any room whatsoever to re-interpret the bible, and that they do pick and choose which parts they follow.