Posts by Mephis

posted

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

smiddy - oh sorry, thought with 8 years on here you'd have seen the statement. 'Let's review, it's a cult.' Not a question - no question mark.
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

Franz confirmed that in his testimony in the Scottish case Smiddy. It's the unity, not being correct, which they're after from R&F.
Let's review..
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 informing counsel for WBTS that commission will be pulling JWs back in and be expecting WBTS to have made changes within the next 2 1/2 years.
WBTS trying to find reasons not to call Jackson. McClellan telling him that personal circumstances may not be sufficient to excuse him.
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 saying Jackson must now testify next week, unless Stewart agrees he shouldn't.
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 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.
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

Monty Baker's counsel is taking O'Brien to task over where the idea of authority over women comes from.
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 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.
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

"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.