FFGhost:
The Ghost is correct with the information posted. However, in some congregations it would not have made any difference if the date was 1961 or 1971.
There were some congregations that just would not take action against the anointed.
Example:
Eighteen years after 1961, or in 1979, two of the anointed were arrested in Fort Pierce Florida for shoplifting. They took pens and pencils to use for the "written review" because the congregation didn't have enough pens to go around.
Nothing was done. Due to their age and the medications they were taking, the elders felt the issue should be swept under the carpet.
Three JW's were in the store and saw the anointed husband and wife walked out with the police. (One of them was my pioneer buddy)
It wasn't long before the whole congregation knew what had happened, and overlooked the issue due to the old age of the anointed.
Stealing is also a disfellowshipping offense. It would just depend on the body of elders of a congregation. Stealing a few pens and pencils, and willfully getting a blood transfusion could be judged differently by a judicial committee.
Elder's kids could also get away with just about anything. Time and time again there have been testimonies of these. Elder's wives also.
Atlantis!