JustSheila
Crusader
I don't post much on ESMB anymore...Pretty much have had my say. I've been reading and contemplating this Thread and am compelled to ad my 2 Cents.
Thank you for your Posts, Sheila...Much appreciated.
IMHO, Bill Franks and David Mayo have more--much more--than "reported in". I'm not gonna go into the litany of all that they have said and done for all of Us that is part of the permanent record. I've Posted about this in detail before on a number of occasions on this Board and I'm not gonna go find all those Posts and Link to them now.
Long and short...I personally knew and interacted with Bill and David...I first met Bill in the latter '60's and David in the early '7o's, and our paths crossed and I interacted with both of them--not "socially" but "officially"--over a number of years.
IMHO, neither Bill or David are "sociopaths", both were "good guys" and--for want of a better phrase--part of what I found good about Scn and Scns and were downright good, decent and well intended Folks that tried to do the right thing within the heady, in retrospect bizarre and "sign of the times" circumstances of that Era. They--like many of Us back then--really tried hard and sincerely to rectify, reconcile and make something worthwhile out of Scn, the Cof$ and the "Tech". Yes we were misguided, foolish and did stuff that will weigh heavy on our hearts until last breath. But, all weren't "bad" and many of Us--in particular Folks Like David and Bill--stuck their necks out to rectify, reconcile and make something worthwhile out of Scn, the Cof$ and the "Tech" and--having failed that--to speak our mind, open our Kimono's and shed light on the early days of "Oz" and the "Wizard" behind the curtain.
I don't wish to offend and I'm looking not for a "firefight" but, IMHO--unless someone has at least read, viewed and listened to everything out there and available that David and Bill have had to say about El Ron, Scn and the "Tech" or, was there when it was all going down--"calling them out" is self-serving, showboating and grandstanding...To Wit, Rude.
Peace.
Face
Thanks, Face. Yeh, Bill Franks and David Mayo tried their best to be fair and make good out of the tek - for many years. After they were treated so badly and abused, they still had the heart to try their best to expose the truth and get people out. I have the highest respect for both of them.
Everyone has a right after leaving Scn to live their lives peacefully and happily without having to deal with all the turmoil that surrounds Scientology and personally tackling the beast. David Mayo spent years doing exactly that, painfully fighting Scn in court over and over again. Bill Franks with his three RPF assignments and Declare and still helping people out afterward... it's pretty clear where both their hearts are at.
Bill Franks doing those interviews is such a huge, unexpected bonus and greatly appreciated.