John, please keep the totality of my statement in mind. I said the reason they arnt convicted is because the wt pressures members not to report the potential crimes. In the past there was HUGE pressure, up to and including being df’d for reporting. The direction from the org has softened on that but there is still a LOT of old school thinking on the matter still prevalent.
Locally here in DC, a “sister” (a grown woman in her 40’s) assaulted a young woman (18 years old). The parents of the 18 year old called the police. A talk was given condemning them for calling the police. The old guard thinking is strong. Local cult leaders hold to the thinking not to impugn the cults reputation.
John, dont ever mistake my pragmatic opinion on the situation as excuses or support for the org or org policy.