Today Tonight - Scientology AVO

Reporter: Bryan Seymour
Broadcast Date: February 04, 2010

"Scientology is lurching from controversy to the court room."

"The cult has been in global panic mode ever since Today Tonight aired the stunning allegations tabled by Senator Nick Xenophon. Now, one of the men behind those allegations has found himself in court in a case described by one newspaper as "bizarre".

"Scientologist Sue Hunt is trying to get an Apprehended Violence Order, or AVO, against former member Aaron Saxton. Ms Hunt claims that during an anti-Scientology protest in Sydney in December, Mr Saxton bashed on her car window and put her in fear for her safety...

"Aaron Saxton told the court he did not even know who the woman was until a summons was served on him...

"Senator Nick Xenophon today condemned the court action by Scientology.

"Since Aaron has spoken out he says he's been harassed at work, his mother's been visited by private investigators, he's been getting a number of unexplained phone calls to his private number and you've got to ask the question has this got anything to do with the Scientology doctrine of Fair Game?" Senator Xenophon asked.

"Let me just quote you what L Ron Hubbard said about it. He said Scientology critics can be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed," Xenophon said. "They are the words of the founder of Scientology..."

Read more at: http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/6762612/general/scientology-avo

Also see: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/avo-for-anti-scientologist-crusader/sto...

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Scientology's "fair game" doctrine is a mafia-like revenge policy:

"ENEMY - SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed."
- Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter of 18 October 1967, Issue IV, "Penalties for Lower Conditions"

Author Paulette Cooper was targeted under the fair game policy because she wrote a book critical of Scientology. The campaign against her was known as "Operation Freakout" according to Scientology documents seized by the FBI.

The Story of Paulette Cooper:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Krasel/cooper/index.html

The Scandal behind "The Scandal of Scientology":
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/cooper/scandal_behind_scandal.html

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Scientology
• cult
• Aaron
• Saxton
• Sue
• Hunt
• AVO
• Apprehended
• Violence
• Order
• Today
• Tonight
• Fair
• Game
• litigation
• lawsuit
• harassment
• Xenu
• Xenophon
• free
• speech

[gcowings]

Does anyone know what happened to this legal case? I guess it was thrown out straight away given the evidence..right? Only a matter of time before there's no one left in this god-awful cult anyway.

[DeliciousCake150308]

@gcowings At the second hearing, Sue Hunt's lawyer did not turn up to court so the case was dismissed... some people think this was an intentional move so the Scientologist would be able to avoid committing perjury

[ToryMagoo44]

Scientology most certainly practices "Fair Game" and this IS what they do to various critics. "Will the church go after me?" Watch the BBC interview with John Sweeney, and make up your own mind. (They set him up, ran it, and made tapes of when he blew up---thousands sent out to other media). I witnessed this in person, both when "in" and when out. Totalitarianism makes sure the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing, which is how they get much done. OT 8? HA! Best, Tory/Magoo

[memberofxenu]

No church to see, just a fucking cult.

[wogmanful]

CRUSH THIS CULT

[danielc2384]

bryan seymour is is fuckwit.

[ftv12345]

please ban this cult in australia

[CarolinaSwethrt]

they are trained and drilled to lie

[OpenComments]

4:10 "I'm a local, goodbye.."

What kind of a person refers to themselves as a "local"? What a horrible way to lie, Scientology

[depleteduraniumiswmd]

Scientology is an extremely dangerous greedy unscrupulous satanic criminal cult!!! Scientology Kills Scientology ruins lives. abuse children lies deceit protects rapists forced abortions uses intimidation to silence splits up families assault defamation false imprisonment and fraud false reports litigious families losing their life savings No ot powers Tommy Davis is a liar. David Miscavige beats his staff Criminal Enterprise TOXIC ORGANIZATION Stiffs Contractors HAIL XENU

[lithjimmy]

@ToryMagoo44 The similarity between the names is no coincidence. Xenophon is Xenu, reincarnated and back to woop some Scientologist ass for locking him up in the electric mountain fortress.

[midguardz]

@DeliciousCake150308 yeah & then I heard Aaron took the bribe $ from Cof$ not to protest any more & skipped off with the $8000 especially set up to defend against Scientology not to put into your travel account. Fuck last time I donate to these hypocrites.

[LadyVetinari]

What an awesome video! Lame-ass scientologists making completely unfounded claims. LOL. Aaron Saxton was being so polite and she just gave him the finger.