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Online Scientology critic seeks political asylum // Usenet as a 'weapon of terror'

Title: Online Scientology critic seeks political asylum // Usenet as a 'weapon of terror'
Date: Saturday, 19 May 2001
Publisher: The Register (UK)
Author: Thomas C. Greene
Main source: theregister.co.uk

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A couple of weeks ago computer engineer Keith Henson was found guilty in California of a criminal act related to posts he made in the newsgroup alt.religion.scientology, which contained obviously comical (all right, Sophomoric) references to targeting Scientologists with a nuclear missile. The jury convicted him of interfering with a religion — likely due to his habit of picketing near the cult's properties — but failed to reach a decision on two other patently idiotic charges brought by Deputy District Attorney ... [Read the rest at theregister.co.uk]