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I don't know anything about lawyers in Croatia. In the U S going to an attorney with a $3000 claim would get you laughed out of the office. They'd tell you to take it to small claims court.
Also (and I was told this some years ago by my own lawyer), if the lawyers think they have a criminal case they would pursue that FIRST. Then, when you have a guilty verdict, you go to civil court and use that as proof of responsibility and damages. It makes the civil trial a slam dunk.
hi guys, owyergoin?
(that’s australian for youse foreigners!
haven’t called in quite a while but just called by to say “i’m still standing and still enjoying shiraz !.
I remember you. My condolences on your loss, I hope the good memories will sustain you.
well let me clarify the question.
i know you call yourselves apostates because the bible defines people who leave their previously held beliefs as apostates.
my question means, if the bible is not true (and i don't think it is) then there is no such thing as an apostate.i have never been a jw, only a bible student with them.
Similar to a black person referring to themself with the N***** word-- or a Mexican using "Wetback" or "Spic". They would never mean that is a "real" description of themself. Rather, it's using the pejorative term to make a point.
This. By calling myself an apostate I rob the word of its power.
lloyd evans has a livestream and must answer all questions.
the only catch.
you can only ask one question plus a follow up.. my fave so far is would you want your daughter to marry a man who was unfaithful every few months with prostitutes.. what would you ask him?.
You have said that you did not use Patron money to pay for your trips to Thailand. Where did that money come from? Will you, in the interest of transparency, show the public how you separated your personal and professional finances?
OK, that's two questions, but they are closely tied together.
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I agree with what Simon said. Here's a point to ponder.
After smuggling, bribery, blackmail, extortion, and God only knows how many murders, when the Feds finally nailed Al Capone they got him for (drum roll); Tax Evasion. Yes, Karma's a bitch. Just my two cents but I don't think LE is improving his karma.
This is just an opinion, but I was an accountant for twenty-six years. I think there are questions about LE's finances that deserve answers. Maybe there's nothing there, maybe its just poor financial management. When you solicit money from the public, you owe honesty, forthrightness and transparency to those supporting you.
Edited to add: I just did some research on US Tax law. I saw enough to be comfortable advising you to get a Certified Public Accountant or Tax Attorney familiar with US tax law if you don't already have one.
.. so said one of the comments on the latest video from nate the lawyer:.
https://youtu.be/_f_sehu3674.
it is an interesting case of why "equal pay" isn't quite what you think it is.
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When I was in accounting school one of professors made this comment. "The first rule of law is sue somebody with money." I would guess that few XJW's have the kind of money that gets the attention of lawyers.
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I agree with Vienne. I've written before ( I think to some extent on this thread) about my wife and I spending a year researching the history and doctrines of the WTBS. This was in 1988-89, there was no internet. I still follow JW related topics because I find it interesting. I will cheerfully tell anyone who asks what I found out, but I do not feel any need to bang on doors to convert others to my "cause." (Is what Lloyd doing that different?) I've never needed a Lloyd Evans to expose the Watchtower for me.
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I'm not sure he'd have much to worry about, there. Discovery is not a fishing expedition. If he sued someone for defaming him, and their strategy was to use the discovery phase to get his phone/email/etc records, I think they'd be in for a very rude surprise, unless they had very specific requests for very specific records.
Not true, at least in US courts. I've been deposed more than once. A defense attorney can ask for all kinds of things. For example, take the matter of did he or did he not use Patreon funds to pay for prostitutes. He is on public record saying he did not, and he's being libeled. The defense attorney can demand ALL of his bank records, and go through them line by line making him explain what he was paying for and where the money came from. (I've been through a deposition just like that.)
The defense attorney can depose Evans, his wife, his family, her family, members of his congregation you name it. He doesn't have a choice not to answer, the defense lawyer can just have the judge dismiss the case.
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If I was Lloyd Evans the first thing I'd do would be scrape up some money and hire a really good criminal defense lawyer.
The second thing I'd do is take that lawyers advice, which would be "STFU" in no uncertain terms.
From there on out, the lawyer would do EVERYTHING.
The above applies whether you think you're guilty or not, no rethink that. If you're innocent, those first two steps get really important, really fast.
I don't know what, if anything, he's guilty of. But he's being really stupid about how he handles the whole thing.
