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or other status.» — Article 2 of the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
«[Education] shall promote understanding, tolerance and
friendship among all ...» — Article 26 of the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
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«A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any
kind as Scientologists and actions taken against them are
not punishable under Scientology Ethics Codes.» —
L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL
of 23 December 1965,
"Ethics, Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and
Scientologists"
«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.» —
L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL
of 18 October 1967,
"PENALTIES FOR LOWER CONDITIONS"
«Suppressive acts are clearly those covert or overt acts
knowingly calculated to reduce or destroy the influence
or activities of Scientology or prevent
case gains
or continued Scientology success and activity on the part
of a Scientologist. As persons or groups that would
do such a thing act out of self-interest only to the detriment
of others, they cannot be granted the rights ordinarily
accorded rational beings."» —
L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL
of 5 April 1965,
"HANDLING THE SUPPRESSIVE PERSON"
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Note how well his comment also fits Hubbard's 'Suppressive Person' doctrine, in that any person that is perceived to impede — directly or indirectly — the expansion of Scientology is seen as 'criminal,' with no regard of how honorable are their motivations. If someone criticize some intrinsically harmful Scientology practices, this person becomes a 'Suppressive Person' in Scientologists' worldview, regardless of how substantiated is their criticism.
In Scientology doctrine, criticism of Scientology doctrine is a high crime.
At best the 'suppressive person' doctrine promotes anger, intolerance. Think Jenna Elfman. Think Tom Cruise. Furthermore, the doctrine promotes breaking up family. At worst it promotes destroying lives. Think Paulette Cooper. Think R2-45.
Hubbard made his flawed doctrines 'right' by identifying as a 'criminal' anyone criticizing them.
Bulles (Jan. 2007): "Scientology, the Last Laugh"
by Gerry Armstrong
In May this year, Belgian magazine
Le Soir published an
astounding cover
article, or spread of articles, by Julie Barreau,
headlined “la Scientologie vise Bruxelles.” The
cover featured a photo of Scientology's mega celebrity
“Operating Thetan” and ambassador Tom Cruise.
The article treated a range of issues relating
to Scientology, identifying it as a political
organization seeking to seize power and
establish a dictatorship, announcing its
purchase of a large and strategically located
office building in Brussels for its new European
headquarters, and impugning some of its claims
as fraudulent, its cost as exorbitant, its
psycho-social system as robotizing, and its head David Miscavige
as a bully boasting of
shooting down critics or “Suppressive Persons”
like ducks in a pond. The article also provided
an update on the pending criminal case against Scientology's
Belgian branch on charges of fraud, illegally practicing
medicine, violating the privacy law, and being a
criminal organization. [...]
St. Petersburg Times (Jun. 2006): "The unperson" by Robert Farley
An SP is a pariah. Anyone who communicates with an SP risks
being branded an SP himself. [...]
But SPs who have felt the sting and other church critics say the suppressive person policy is a sledgehammer to keep marginal members in line - and in the flock. Whatever Scientology's motivation, its suppressive person policy results in wrenching pain, say a dozen SPs interviewed by the St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg Times (Jun. 2006): "SP profiles" by Robert Farley
Grace Aaron of Los Angeles was declared a suppressive person
five years ago after she wrote several internal reports
insisting that current church management had altered some
of L. Ron Hubbard's directives. She said church officials
tried to convince her husband of 28 years to divorce her
and said he had to make a choice: his wife or his religion.
He stayed with her and was declared a couple of months later.
Their son, Zachary, then 22, was on staff at the Beverly Hills mission and living with his parents. She said the church also gave him an ultimatum: move out within 24 hours and sever all ties with his parents or he would be kicked out of Scientology himself. He went with Scientology. Wikipedia (Jan. 2008): "Suppressive Person"
Suppressive Person, often abbreviated SP,
is a term used in
Scientology to describe the "antisocial personalities"
who, according to Scientology's founder
L. Ron Hubbard, make up about 2.5% of the population.
Another 18% are PTS (Potential Trouble Source), as a result
of the SPs. A statement on a Church of Scientology website
describes this group as including notorious historic figures
such as
Adolf Hitler and
Genghis Khan as well as others who "are less obviously
seen."
The term is often applied to those whom the Church of Scientology perceives as its enemies, i.e. those whose "disastrous" and "suppressive" acts are said to impede the progress of individual Scientologists or the Scientology movement. [...] Cyril Vosper (1971): "The Mind Benders, Scientology"
Hubbard and all his peculiar extensions - Scientologists
- wanted me to say, "I AM A SUPPRESSIVE PERSON!"
I wrote it down on a piece of paper, trying to get conviction into the very ink. I was sitting on a bench in Hyde Park, near Speaker's Corner. People were walking up and down. They did not know there was an Enemy of all Mankind in their midst. I felt quite famous. It was not sufficient to just write down, "I AM A SUPPRESSIVE PERSON" and send that in. Oh, no. These Scientologists want a total confession of all the dreadful things you have done in your life. If you know any, they want dreadful things from earlier lives too! They want you to completely degrade yourself. To admit you are one of the Enemies of Mankind. I started writing. I've done lots of really lousy things. I cheated at school once. I thought L. Ron Hubbard was an idiot, often. I got angry with my children, sometimes. When I was seven, I had fired an arrow at a cat. There were dozens of things like this and when I read it over, I realised what a tame life I had led. I hadn't made any mountains of skulls like Attila the Hun, not even a small pile of skulls. When I was twelve I had smoked some cigarettes that had been stolen by another boy. Maybe that was "Receiving Stolen Property". I felt much better when I had finished my long list. I really was not an Enemy of Mankind.
We believe that the good people who comprise the class called
“Suppressive Persons,” or are the Scientologists’ “ enemies”
or potential “enemies” have an absolute right to know the
information contained in this document, and that such knowledge
cannot be denied them by Scientology’s application of commercial
copyright law.
We believe that the safety and security of the general public necessitate this document’s exposure and broad dissemination. Paulette Cooper (1971): "The Scandal of Scientology - The Suppressives"
But in the past, if a Scientologist did decide to
say something against Scientology, perhaps to publicly disavow
it or report or threaten to report it to civil authorities,{11}
he was immediately declared a "suppressive person" and sometimes
an "enemy of Scientology."{12}
A "suppressive person" was immediately dropped from Scientology
and no Scientologist in the world was permitted to associate
with him.
Perhaps this doesn't seem like much of a punishment to the reader, but remember that the Scientologist has often withdrawn from his former friends and family and spends his time mainly with Scientologists. He may not have a job to go to since he may have left his job to work for the Org, and he may have divorced his former spouse and remarried someone in the group -- none of the people can have anything to do with him.) At various times the Scientologists have treated suppressives in an even worse manner. In 1965 they wrote that the "homes, properties, places and abodes of persons who have been active in attempting to suppress Scientology or Scientologists are all beyond any protection or Scientology ethics."{13} In an earlier code it said "I pledge myself to punish to the fullest extent of my power anyone misusing or degrading Scientology to harmful ends."{14} At one time an enemy of Scientology was defined as someone who could be "deprived of property or injured by any means by a Scientologist ... may be tricked, sued, lied to or destroyed."{15} Ken Rose: "The Demons of Freedom"
According to scientology policy it
is a High
Crime and a
Suppressive
Act for a scientologist in good standing to remain in
communication with any person who has been declared to be
a "Suppressive Person."
What this means, of course, is that a scientologist's right
to freedom of speech is abrogated... at least it is limited
in that one cannot exercise free speech with respect to
declared SP's.
Savvy scientologists might argue that they accept this limitation
knowingly and willingly and thereby retain full freedom
of speech. But Jefferson's caveat stands: one cannot
limit this freedom in any way without destroying it. And,
in fact, a scientologist who wishes to exercise full freedom
of speech, risks the consequences that accompany violation
of the above cited
HCOPL.
One can, of course, be declared a Suppressive Person oneself
for continuing communication to another declared Suppressive
Person.
City of Clearwater Commission Hearing (1982): The Church of Scientology - Day 4, Janie Peterson
He was expelled and declared a Suppressive
Person, and a list of people, including his wife
and his stepchildren, was issued, stating that these people
were called what's called Potential Trouble Sources; in
other words, they were connected to Mr. Walters and either
they — either had to disconnect from
him or they would be also expelled from Scientology.
There was a list of about thirteen or fourteen people.
Affidavit of Astra Woodcraft (24 January 2001)
28. I was also in charge of
investigating and finding the "Suppressive Person" if a
department wasn't producing enough. I had to
make people write up their "overts & withholds" (things
they had done that were bad), receive confessionals, do
amends, etc. I had to write a "Suppressive Person"
declare on a lady who had already left with permission but
then was ordered to receive more confessionals and was having
trouble getting a ride to come over and receive them. She
was then made to disconnect from family and friends who
were in the Sea Org and her husband was ordered to split
up from her, but he refused.
Affidavit of Vicki Aznaran (7 March 1994)
22. The legal strategy of Scientology and the existence
of numerous potential legal problems, some of which are
set forth below, were known to me when I was a staff
member in Scientology. Enemies of Scientology are deemed
to be "suppressive persons" ("SPs"). One becomes a
"suppressive person" by doing a suppressive act, such as
suing Scientology as a litigant or lawyer. In the jargon
of Scientology, when one is "declared" this means that
one has been declared a "suppressive person" and,
therefore, may be harassed, hurt, damaged or destroyed
without regard to truth, honesty or legal rights. It is
considered acceptable within Scientology to lie, cheat,
steal and commit illegal acts in the name of dealing
with a "suppressive person."
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Suppressive Person
Defense League
The Suppressive Person Doctrine makes
Scientology a hate group, and makes SPs, although
they comprise more than two and a half percent of the planetary
population, a persecuted minority. Because Scientology teaches
that Scientologists are a new master race – “homo novis”
or “homo scientologicus” [6] – and that SPs are a component
of an inferior race – “homo sapiens” or “wogs” [7] – the
Suppressive Person Doctrine is a racist ideology.
[First hand documents about Scientology "Suppressive Person" Doctrine, be sure to visit.] Church of Scientology International (2004): International Association of Scientologist event Get the Flash Player to see this player. They said: "so, like... have you met an SP?" And I looked at them and... you know... and I thought how a beautiful thing because maybe one day it will be like that. You know what I'm saying? Maybe one day it will be that... "Wow, SPs, like, they'll just read about those in the history books, you know." [...] Thing is I just go through that tech and it's... it's literally... it's not how to run from an SP, it's PTS/SP, how to shatter suppression, confront and shatter suppression, you apply it and it's like "boom!" [...] Because they don't come up to me and do that. They won't do it to me... not in my face, you know, or... or anywhere in my vicinity where they feel they can be... confronted. [...] The Watchman Expositor (1998): "A Hubbard Legacy: Scientology's Punitive Policies"
Scientology leaders today try to dismiss the church's
"bad-boy behavior" as something done without Hubbard's knowledge
by rogue Scientologists, and as a thing of the past. It
was Hubbard, however, who wrote the policies on which Scientologists,
past and present, base their behavior and activities. Regarded
as "Scripture," these policies are still in force and continue
to perpetuate and govern Scientology's heinous and terroristic
activities.
The following is a partial list of these totalistic mandatory policies or "doctrines" of Scientology (all emphasis is in originals except where noted): 1. "A POTENTIAL TROUBLE SOURCE [PTS] is defined as a person who while active in Scientology or a pc [pre-clear] yet remains connected to a person or group that is a Suppressive Person or Group. "A SUPPRESSIVE PERSON [SP] or GROUP is one that actively seeks to suppress or damage Scientology or a Scientologist by Suppressive Acts" [i.e. those which are "calculated to impede or destroy Scientology"]. "A Suppressive Person or Group becomes 'fair game.'" [...] Gerry Armstrong (Feb. 2004): "Complaint Report"
14. Hubbard and Scientology teach that Suppressive Persons,
or SPs:
Declaration of Jonathan Caven-Atack (9 April 1995)
2. In January 1983, the Church of Scientology published
a list of 611 people who had been "declared Suppressive
Persons" (JCA-1).
Shortly thereafter, I was informed that one of my employees
had been similarly "declared a Suppressive Person", and
shown Scientology Policy Directive 28, "Suppressive Act
— Dealing with a Declared Suppressive Person" (JCA-2).
This order forbids Scientologists any contact with any person
"declared Suppressive". This policy is known within Scientology
as "disconnection". For six months, I wrote letters questioning
the "Suppressive Person declare" issued on my employee.
During that time I made enquiries of the Master at Arms,
or Ethics Officer, at Saint Hill, of the Special Unit, of
the International Justice Chief, of the Executive Director
International and ultimately of L. Ron Hubbard. The responses
I received were evasive.
3. In September 1983, I decided to conduct my own investigation of the Church of Scientology. I was unwilling to have my communication controlled and my freedom of association denied, and uneasy with the attitude of Scientology's new management, who described themselves as "tough" and "ruthless" (JCA-3), and unhappy at the high price charged for Dianetic and Scientology services ("auditing", for example, had risen from #6 per hour in 1978 to over #100 per hour) (JCA-4). 68. The Hubbard "Policy Letter" "Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists" (JCA-115), shows how easy it is to commit "High Crimes" or "Suppressive Acts". These include "Public disavowal of Scientology", "Public statements against Scientology", "Bringing civil suit against any Scientology organization", "Demanding the return of any or all fees", "Continued adherence to a person or group pronounced a suppressive person or group", "publicly departing Scientology" and "Violation or neglect of any of the ten points of Keeping Scientology Working" (in particular "Knowing it [Scientology "technology"] is correct", "Applying the technology", "Hammering out of existence incorrect technology"). Strictly speaking, anyone who does not know that Scientology's "technology" is correct is deemed a "Suppressive Person". Affidavit of Lawrence Woodcraft (24 January 2001, 1st)
11. I obtained a copy of the order declaring me a suppressive
person and it contained many lies, for example it states
that I am a "squirrel", which in Scientology is someone
who alters Scientology dogma. I have never done this. It
says that I hindered the efforts to recover my daughters.
They both decided to leave of their own choice and Astra
was pregnant and no longer eligible for staff and therefore
not recoverable unless she agreed to have an abortion.
They also stated that I had not made "case gain" during
my participation in scientology and that made me a "suppressive."
Before this, when Scientology personnel were trying to recover
me and get me to pay for more services, I was told that
the reason I had had poor results in Scientology was that
I had received low quality service as it was before the
"golden age of tech." The 'golden age of tech
' consisted of major "improvements" that occurred in Scientology
in 1997, when it was found that Scientologists were not
being properly trained in the delivery of auditing.
I emphasize that I never had any kind of hearing to establish
any kind of guilt or to allow me to answer "charges" against
me of things I had supposedly done to make me a suppressive.
The first I heard was the telephone call that Scientologists
were no longer allowed to associate with me.
Typical Suppressive Person (SP) Declare's |