And the end result of the anti-Scientology hysteria stoked by groups like Operation Clambake and Anonymous explodes into the violence they all hoped for:
A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood on Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said.
Police detained the guard for questioning but said that a surveillance tape at the facility backed his claim that he fired his semiautomatic handgun to protect himself and two colleagues.
“The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety,” said Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police did not release the name of the guard or the man killed in the shooting, which occurred about noon. An investigator said the man had a history with the church but was not a member now. The tape showed the man arriving at the Celebrity Centre’s Bronson Avenue parking lot in a red convertible, getting out of the vehicle and approaching a trio of security guards and waving a sword in each hand, Hara said.
He said the man, who was described as being in his 40s, was “close enough to hurt them” when the guard fired. The man was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Det. Wendi Berndt said the man was involved with the church “a long time ago.”
“There was a previous relationship, but it is unclear to what degree,” she said.
Clearly the relationship is that he’s the ex-member of a feel good “religion” who figured out he was being duped and wasting his money. Much as I felt when I found out Wicca was a Hippy Sex Cult. The difference is I learned my lesson and moved on, this guy charged people with two swords.
Is Scientology a scam? Sounds like it to me. But so is the Libertarian Party who collects millions of dollars every four years to run candidate they know will not win the Presidency (if they were serious they’d build up a strong local representation to show the nation Libertarianism works) and so is rap music which is produced and sold by White people who pay millions of dollars to to live in neighborhoods that exclude Blacks. Should the Libertarian headquarters and Time Warner be stormed by swordsmen?
If Scientology is a scam it’s one that plays upon you’re own weakness of character. Instead of blaming the Scientologists for that why not pick yourself up and start working on the things that make you an easy mark? The world is full of disappointment, adults learn how to accept them without violent temper tantrums. Or we used to.
Strippers don’t really like you, people on forums aren’t really your friends, teachers are usually dumber than you. That’s life, learn to live it. If you think Scientology is a scam then say it loud and proud, but are they the root of all evil? Is Scientology so wicked you need to base you’re entire life around “fighting” it? That dead guy thought so, what about you?
Update: Breitbart has video: