I have to add my voice to the chorus who is disappointed in Bill. His behavior in the thread reeks of everything that I hate about the Organization: its arrogance, its authoritarianism, its skirting of legitimate questions, its way of lashing out at those who have supported it.
As mentioned in the first post on this thread further information is given at the sl website. Most of the questions posed are answered in the explanation. For those of you to lazy to click a link you will just have to stay in suspense.
Bill, all your website said is that you were contacted by some people with this information. The question of whether you can be sure this information is reliable or not is a good question. But, instead of acknowledging the question, you lash out.
For those of you who wish to ignore the collective mountain of evidence and say you need more proof, I would suggest your immediate return to the organization and full time service. The governing body needs more like you. The 23,720 is real whether some of you like it or not.
It's real because ... you say it is? Some random e-mails consitute a "mountain of evidence" in favor of this figure, 23,720? And, after the prince you've been in this thread, we should just believe you? Give me a break. The fact that people on this board, many of whom have been abused or know someone who has, are curious about the legitimacy of this figure, means they don't want to put their trust blindly in someone. It means that they want to be sure that what they say is true. But I guess it's easier for you call them trolls than answer their questions. (Sort of like when the Organization calls people apostates instead of answering their questions.)
For those of you who wish to criticize, I would ask you the questions, what have you done in the interest of changing wt policy and protecting children? What sacrifice have you made in the interest of helping people come to closure with the devastating effects of child molestation? How many victims have you actually talked to, consoled and tried to help? How many molesters have been turned into the police as a result of your efforts?
Your arrogance here is disgusting. First of all, who are you to call into question what others have done? Maybe we should all put up websites and post messages trumpeting our accomplishments! But surely, that would only prove that
no one has done as much as Bill! [8>]
Second, even if you have done a lot of good, that doesn't have anything to do with the questions you've been asked. Just because you've helped people before doesn't mean you get to be an asshole now. Being right then doesn't make you right now. Get it?
My suggestion to you is that you shut your mouth. I'm personally getting sick of reading all of your anonymous sources touted about as if they were reliable, and all of the Dateline episode updates. And I'm sick of the condescending lecture, "It takes time for TV shows to do things blah blah blah." If it happens, it'll happen. Meanwhile, it's no fun watching you disintigrate into a raving megalomaniac.
Dedalus
