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WATCHTOWER's RTO (Remote translation offices) like this one are million dollar luxury locations
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
more than 60 percent of our full-time translation teams work, not at branch offices, but at remote translation offices (rto).

why is this arrangement beneficial?

what equipment do translators need in order to work effectively at an rto?
Simon

I wonder if any translation work every actually happened there?
It's a great cover, claim you buy it for one thing, a place for people to work, but then actually use it as a luxury getaway or accommodation for higher-ups.
Serious question: who would know? Anyone who does translation could just assume they are not one who gets to work there.
The only people who could say would be a small handful of people who worked there.
Has anyone ever seen any selfie or other photo of someone there? Does anyone know anyone stationed there?
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

All I hear is “in spite of how badly I have treated her, she continues to allow me to treat her as a door mat”
He does the same in other comments a few pages back, where he talks glowingly if people show "unconditional love" for him. He doesn't want any accountability, he wants submissive fools, never consequences.
For him of course. He must be forgiven all sins. But other people? Even when they haven't done anything, he's all over it like a rash.
And he probably knows all about rashes ...
It's the hypocrisy that makes it worse - if he wasn't such a fault-finding judgemental prick people might extend him the same courtesy. But if you set yourself up as the executioner, you better not be caught doing things that warrant your own head on the block. You may find there is a queue of people willing to pick up the axe.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

when did Evans write that on twitter? ...like several years ago?
Yesterday / today, depending on your timezone.
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Michael's Story (JW commits suicide)
by RolRod in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is the story of michael.

a 4th generation jw.

elder, husband, father with relational ties to marley cole.. pimo, stepped down as elder, and the body went after him tooth and nail.
Simon

Did he lose them? Did his wife divorce him?
I couldn't tell from what I read / listened to whether things actually happened or not.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

LOL, that's too funny
I never knew that definition, but it makes his tweet hilarious!
I even had to check it wasn't made up, but it's real:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chippie
Example of Chippie in a sentence:
"Lloyd Evens was regularly visiting chippies to cheat on his wife every couple of months for many years and paying for them using funds donated for a different purpose and solicited on false pretences."
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Michael's Story (JW commits suicide)
by RolRod in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is the story of michael.

a 4th generation jw.

elder, husband, father with relational ties to marley cole.. pimo, stepped down as elder, and the body went after him tooth and nail.
Simon

What a sad story.
I strongly believe this "PIMO" nonsense is dangerous.
Leave. Run. Get as far away from it as you can. Get it out of your life. If they show up on your door, tell them to get off your property. If they show up again, punch them in the face.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

Obviously it is a gamble as defamation lawsuits are so complex and unpredictable. Often they open a Pandora's Box.
I think the thing we keep forgetting is the other purpose behind threatening lawsuits. It's not always about what has already been said, whether a lawsuit can be won or even brought in the first place. It's about trying to put off future criticism by suggesting it will result in a lot of aggravation and hassle for anyone who does.
Of course when nothing happens, it accomplishes the opposite. It effectively marks the start of "open season" on him.
He even documented the statute of limitations for us. What a guy! What a dumb fucking guy, LOL
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

Is it possible that he's gone back to England for the month to look at relocating there? It's hard to imagine that he would move so far from his children but with Lloyd Evans, it's all about Lloyd Evans.
I doubt he'd be going to London for that, it would be prohibitively expensive. If he was visiting less expensive areas of the country to live, maybe.
But yes, if he had to make his own way in the world I doubt he'd have many employment opportunities in Croatia, certainly not jobs he'd want to do for the money compared to UK rates.
Getting a real job is going to be the last resort though, he'll be keen to try to resurrect his gravy-train setup and keep that going.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

Wouldn't legal proceedings expose everything he's been up to. Like what he does with his Patrion donations and things like this. Would he want that type of exposure for the whole (exJW) world to see?
Yes, he'd have to try to show he suffered financially which means he'd have to reveal where his money came from and what he spent it on.
All on public record, forever and ever.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Simon

As long as he did so in good faith, it's not unreasonable for Marc to report it.
No court is going to set the legal precedent that reporting a potential serious crime in good faith ends up costing the person who does so. It would be chilling and extreme and attract all manner of criticism from the wider community.
If anyone, ever, comes across anything that may be evidence of child abuse their duty is to report it to the authorities.
And the irony, if Lloyd takes someone to court for doing just that when supposedly being an advocate that it be what members of the WTS should be obliged do.
I believe in any court case he could be forced to reveal details of his JC and what he covered up / claimed to have over the WTS and there is reasonably suspicion that it may be relevant and related.