scientomogy.com — A man filming a documentary outside the Church of Scientology in Clearwater, Florida was attacked and assaulted by a Scientologist. Michael Fitzgerald was caught on camera attacking peaceful protester Shawn Lonsdale who was there in Clearwater filming a documentary on The Church of Scientology. Fellow Scientologists were quick to lie to the cops...
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xenubarbJul 12, 2006
Here's how it was supposed to work. Here's a guy, out there in downtown Clearwater (aka Xenu City) videotaping every day. And every day, he's surrounded by Scientologists, yammering at him, until the day of the assault. In his account of the incident, he noted that, on this day, he was left alone, until Fitzgerald comes up and attacks him. Of course, the police are called, and all the good little culties are eager to share the story of how poor Mike Fitzgerald gets his fist hurt on Shawn's camera. At this point, Shawn was to be the one taken away in handcuffs.It wouldn't be the first time; around 2000, a critic named Bob Minton was attacked by a Scientologist in downtown Clearwater during a picket. The attacker then laid on the ground, as if injured and unconcious. Except, people noticed something...the stupid bugger PEEKED to see if the coast was clear! Still, Bob was the one arrested, and the police paid no attention to the videotaped record of the assault.I think the Clearwater PD are still embarrassed about that. If not, they should be! Still, the fact that this time, the perpetrator was arrested shows that they are at least trying to do their job under difficult conditions. The cult friggin OWNS Clearwater! And, I am sure that they fully expected that Shawn would be arrested. It must have been quite a shock to see their fellow Scientologist being taken away instead. For providing yet more negative publicity, the person who birthed this abortive attempt to set Shawn up is probably scraping grease out of the cult kitchen's grease traps...with his tongue! Someone probably got sent to the RPF, Scientology's "reeducation" camp. By all accounts, a horrible place; forced to wear a grey armband, forbidden to talk, running everywhere, eating scraps and leftovers, and doing hard labor.Google the 'Rehabilitation Project Force.' It's real, and happening right here, right now, in Scientology's very own concentration camps in Cali and Florida!Some "church," huh?
jasgeoJul 12, 2006
They'll say that they guy was "full of thetans" and that with help (mind bending) of the scientology church and a few audits that they can free him of the evil thetans.What a bunch of idiots.
dustybJul 12, 2006
The real problem is with Scientology's crack legal team -- he'll get away with it.
mistshadow2k4Jul 12, 2006
"In contrast, Scientology relies on pure stupidity and the willingness of someone to sign over their life to people of equal incompetence"That applies with any cult, no matter what religion they claim to be following. Before Scientology we had (and still have) the same problem with supposedly Chrisitan cults. Unfortunately any religion can be perverted into a cult by some group or another. Simply put, give control of your life to God, the Goddess or whomever if you wish, but don't give control of your life to anyone on this side of the spirit world.
Closed AccountJul 13, 2006Submitter
1000 Diggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jamthedudeJul 13, 2006
Exactly. Take a cue from The Beatles & Think For Yourself!
xenubarbJul 14, 2006
jamthedude said "Your post is incoherent and, well, simple-minded. Sorry. I am not saying that we shouldn't protest mind-numbing cults, but come on - America is founded on cults - from Oprah's legions of fans, to vegetarians, to rednecks, to skinheads, to vegans, to peaceniks, to military - they are all just modes of control. Why not go after a more noble cause like to end war, abolish suffering - yeah you may never see any of the fruits of your work, but picking something like Scientology and wearing a stupid t-shirt just to get them pissed off is, well, stupid. To each his own as long as what they themselves are doing are not interfering with your freedom. I feel like we have once again traveled back to the McCarthy era, or the witch hunt - looking for a boogie-man to blame all the world's woes on. Think for yourself!"Oh, please. Not only do you not know what a cult is, you don't have the slightest clue about the whole sitch. Number one, Oprah and the military are not cults. In fact, nothing you listed achieves cult status. Rednecks? Number two, you missed the entire point of my post, which is obvious by your statement that we should work for other causes like ending world suffering, something that is never going to happen. If my post was incomprehensible to you, clearly you have comprehension problems.Furthermore, exposing Scientology's ugly underside is a lot more than "wearing a t-shirt to piss them off." If not for us, you probably never would have heard of Xenu, or Lisa McPherson, or the numerous fraudulent front groups Scientology spawns. Obviously you aren't paying attention to the reason behind protesting Scientology. They do hurt people. They do destroy families. Worse, they try to involve themselves in government, so that their policies regarding, say, the mental health field would be imposed on all of us. To say "leave them alone if they're not bothering you" is ingenuous. If you were about to step in dog s**t, wouldn't you appreciate a warning? Critics have worked long and hard to get this destructive cult exposed to the point that it is today. Websites, interviews, letters, protests, all these things have brought us closer to the 100th monkey syndrome. When Scientology is as politically popular as the KKK, they will be finished.And finally, yammering "Think for yourself" while urging people to do the opposite is often a sign of Scientology brainwashing. I have thought for myself, and determined that exposing Scientology is not only worthwhile, but doable. If you want to waste your time tilting at theoretical windmills like "ending suffering," by all means go for it. And I'll bet that, ten years from now, your efforts will not have made any discernable dent. It's funny, you know, it's mostly Scientologists who seem to think that exposing the fraud and abuses of this cult aren't worthwhile endeavors.Was that comprehensible enough for you, or should I have used smaller words?
poipoipoiJul 14, 2006
what's the big deal with Diggers and Scientology? I only ever hear about it here. In my real life, i've never encountered it at all, anywhere, ever. If you've had a friend/fmaily member have bad experiences with the group, you should compain about it, but a lot of you guys just seem to be jumping on the bandwagon and repeating the same half-true-sounding stories that other people repeat.
babblebabbleJul 14, 2006
As far as I know I've never even talked to a $cientologist but I've done lots of reading about them for over a year and know that it's an evil disgusting cult, not a religion. I warn all my loved ones, friends etc. about it. Just because I haven't personally been affected by this scam doesn't mean I should pretend it's just a crazy little UFO group. This group is dangerous and will do anything to silence people who disagree with them. I admire Proflex for helping to expose this group.
Closed AccountFeb 7, 2007
Crikey! He'd make a great Steve Irwin. What a beaut!
biddessaApr 25, 2007
So... Seems the server is down.
57fiftysevenJul 23, 2009
On February 16, 2008 Shawn Lonsdale died. Clearwater police found a garden hose connecting the exhaust pipe of Lonsdale's car one of the windows of his home, and declared it a suicide. Some Scientology critics found the circumstances suspicious.