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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@ScenicViewer
But Watchtower claims to be different from "every strata of society." Remember, JWs are "no part of the world," and there is supposed to be a "spiritual paradise" in the organization, a place of "special protection and safety" from the evils of this world, according to Watchtower.
These child molestation cases are proving that sexual molest of children, which exist in society in general, also exist among Jehovah's Witnesses. This shows that Watchtower is no better than the world it condemns.
There are also adulterers, fornicators, liars and the like in Congregations. But guess what, no one can control what you do, it is up to individuals to apply Bible principles and not do these things. Some lead a double life for a while, before they are found out, but once they are found out to be practicing these things they are disfellowshipped and no longer JWs.
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@ Berrygerry, I am no lawyer, but as I understand it Conti settled for an undisclosed amount She had 30 days to appeal, and she did not. Every new appeal costs money. She was at risk of losing it all, and no doubt this is what her lawyer would have advised her. If she had appealed and lost, she would have ended up in debt!
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@ Doubting Bro, it was Conti's turn to appeal and it was Conti who settled.
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@ DarioKehl She exposed nothing that hasn't already been known. I.e that there are child molesters in every strata of society. Your neighbour could be one.
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@Scenic Viewer Actually, it looks like Watchtower is done with it. Watchtower has said there is no unfavorable court ruling they wouldn't appeal. Watchtower had started an appeal in this case but for some reason did an about face. I have a feeling the appeals attorneys that Watchtower was using knew they weren't going to win and convinced Watchtower to end it
That's not how it was at all. WT DID appeal the lower courts ruling. It was now up to Candace to appeal. She did not and went in for a settlement.
http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A136641.PDF
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=S226656
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

@Finkelstein Good point! It seems it's because Kendrick vehemently denies ever having been alone with Conti i.e. innocent until proven guilty. So that's how Candace got to sue. However, what if Kendrick really did not molest her, and she merely jumped on the child molestation band wagon in the hopes of $$$$? Who really knows? And is that maybe why she agreed to a settlement, to save her losing everything, instead of pursuing it further? Remember her aim she said was not the money, but to change WT policy. WT policy was not changed.
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

This poster on Topix summed the whole case up perfectly. I quote:
"The plaintiffs settled before the California Supreme Court had a chance to look at it. The settled amount would have most assuredly have been less than 2.8 million. That was the number they would have had to pay worst case scenario had their appeal failed.

I believe the plaintiffs capitulated because it was likely that the Supreme Court would have reversed the negligence portion of the judgment (had the supreme court reviewed the case). The plaintiffs built a case on the premise of a sinister "policy of secrecy". Therefore the WT spent most of their resources defending against that premise.(The appeals court affirmed that the policy of confidentially was reasonable and inline with most organizations).

Had the lower court ruled properly about the so-called "policy of secrecy" then the WT could have spent most of their resources defending themselves against the negligence portion of the lawsuit. Namely did the WT ever assign Kendrick to work alone with Candace in field service. And that is the ONLY thing the jury should have decided instead of a policy that the plaintiffs grossly misrepresented.

Also the experts mistakenly told the jury that the elders were mandated reporters. That was not true and unjustly prejudiced the defendants".
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

Looks like she is done with it.
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=S226656
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Candace Conti Settles
by Nitty-Gritty in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty

Hot topic on Topix seems to be Candace Conti settlement. But it's all quiet here. Are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
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The Confederate Flag
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.
Nitty-Gritty

Don't delude yourself Simon, a state of dysfunction exists in every country. I thought it was funny you ranting on about the American flag, on this forum to do with JWs. You yourself, as someone who was brought up as one, should know how and why things are as they are, in America or elsewhere. Your doubts about JW's has caused you to be blind to undeniable realities. Time for you to wake up!