Samakar Responds to Scientology Letterfagging

Having read your letter letter I feel obligated to respond and correct several misconceptions and unintentional falsehoods contained in the text regarding the volunteer collective movement known as Anonymous, its alleged criminal offenses, and my role in the organization—the substance of which being similar enough to letters sent by other firms, including some noticeably haphazard formatting, that its original authorship can be reasonably called into question and its ultimate purpose can be reasonably assumed to create a chilling effect via an assumption of legal force by those intimidated by firm letterhead.

Anonymous, far from being a regimented and centralized organization, is nothing more than a collection of disparate individuals of varying backgrounds and dispositions, often with little more than one thing in common: the sincere and deeply-held belief, supported by evidence collected over the past 58 years, that the Church of Scientology, can and often acts as an abusive, destructive and dishonest entity in its dealings with its parishoners and critics alike. There is no central leadership. Whatever policies are enacted are enacted though the free flow of ideas between participants. Those who are prominent in the movement may offer advice and counsel, but hold no executive authority. Anonymous has no analogue to the Comintern, setting policy by fiat and expelling those who do not tow the line.

Given the decentralized and local nature of the movement's activities across the world, to state that I have been identified as leading or directing it is baseless and, frankly, ludicrous. Whatever prominence or personal credibility I have in the movement is just that and nothing more.

The list of crimes allegedly committed by participants—not members, strictly speaking—of the Anonymous movement contain many that are, indeed, highly serious. No doubt, some have a basis in fact. Some may be overstated. Some may, in fact, be fabricated in an attempt by some overly-zealous parishoners to blacken the collective reputation of its critics, a tactic which can not be said to have been lying in the corner, collecting dust.

Since the movement began, there have been several assemblies by members of Anonymous in various locations around the world, some large and many small. While I can not speak to the behavior of every single individual participating, on the whole those assembled did nothing more than exercise their constitutional rights to free assembly and speech. While the content of that speech may have offended parishoners, I am not aware that any of it has been determined actionable under the governing laws of any of the states in which they were expressed.

These assemblies and their participants have been the subject of surveillance by agents of the church, be they parishioners, private investigators or agents of the church's Office of Special Affairs. Should, as has been implied repeatedly, the movement be of an inherently criminal nature, there would doubtlessly be something there.

I find the letter to be inappropriate, irresponsible, lacking in substance and unbecoming a member of the bar. Very serious charges are coyly leveled without the barest shred of evidence concerning any actions I myself have taken. Crimes are enumerated as statements of established fact, which they are not. The criminal and terrorist nature of the movement as a whole is stated as established fact. It is not.

The statement that I have been identified as directing or leading Anonymous—not any part, chapter, department, or subsidiary entity, but the movement referenced as a whole—invites a host of questions: By whom have I been identified? By what means? Using what standard of evidence and proven by what test? These questions are all the more important given the gravity of crimes alleged to have been perpetrated by the movement which I am alleged to have a prominent leadership role in, which amounts to a very serious slew of accusations based upon evidence which is thin at best. To do so is, again, reckless, irresponsible and a severe strain on the assumption of good faith.

On the whole, I can resort to no other opinion than this letter being an attempt to coerce me and those who have received similar letters from enjoying our Constitutional rights to peaceably assemble and speak freely in criticism of the practices and policies of the Church of Scientology by letting it be known, if I may paraphrase, "We know who you are and we can make things difficult for you." No other intent can reasonably be inferred.

Please refrain from contacting me unless some actual matter of the law is at issue. Should correspondence of this nature find its way into my hands again, I shall, after having made this reasonable request, have no recourse other than to consider it a naked and shameful attempt to harass and intimidate.

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[BlueAsbestosCosBlues]

CO$ act like bullies,they are a cult,they will fail!

[Champignanon]

Nice response.

[45564766]

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[TempleOfSin]

That is a contradiction because trolls do not have intelligent debates. If I want to have an intelligent debate with someone, I will find somebody who isn't a troll.

[xemutv]

But what does one do if a person violates his rights to free speech.You should do some more in depth reseacrh about HUMANS if you wish to continue a intelligent debate with me.

The Murder policy is common throughout society.Your tax pays for murder chump.

[TempleOfSin]

NOBODY has a right to exercise the policies of fair game because it's ILLEGAL and violates a person's RIGHTS. xemutv, YOU are advocating a policy that offers permission for MURDER.

Furthermore you are a troll and you fail.

[Blydayjokes]

Right on dude.

[osamudkips]

i think Samakar is a pretty cool guy. eh gets letterfagged and doesn't afraid of Scientology.

[xemutv]

The COS has a right to defend itself from critics.They have a right to fair game.

[mommababydall]

This is a great video interview cleverly illustrating the CoS policy of always attack, never defend.

Check out the links under Statistics & Data after viewing.

Please rate it a well-deserved 5/5 stars & favorite it!

[fireflyastori]

Just a little criticism... you might want to use subtitles when you speak with the mask. You're recording on the street (background noise and lots of it) as well as having your voice muffled with the mask.

The video is great otherwise... it's just a bit hard to understand what you're saying sometimes. :)